Resistant and refractory hypertension: two sides of the same disease?
Abstract Refractory hypertension (RfH) is an extreme phenotype of resistant hypertension (RH), being considered an uncontrolled blood pressure besides the use of 5 or more antihypertensive medications, including a long-acting thiazide diuretic and a mineralocorticoid antagonist. RH is common, with 1...
Main Authors: | Elizabeth Silaid Muxfeldt, Bernardo Chedier, Cibele Isaac Saad Rodrigues |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
2018-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002018005045101&lng=en&tlng=en |
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