RT Book, Section
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1128785983
T1 Hypertension
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828529
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128785983
RD 2024/04/25
AB Chronic  elevation  in  bp  (systolic  ≥140  mmHg  or  diastolic  ≥90  mmHg);  etiology  unknown  in  80–95%  of  pts  (“essential  hypertension”).  Always  consider  a  secondary  correctable  form  of  hypertension,  especially  in  pts  under  age  30  or  those  who  become  hypertensive  after  55.  Isolated  systolic  hypertension  (systolic  ≥140,  diastolic  <90)  most  common  in  elderly  pts,  due  to  reduced  vascular  compliance.