RT Book, Section
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1167066850
T1 Hypertension
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260455342
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167066850
RD 2022/05/24
AB Chronic  elevation  in  blood  pressure  (bp),  as  defined  by  2017  Hypertension  Guidelines  (Table  119-1).  Hypertension  is  major  contributor  to  cardiovascular  diseases  and  complications;  etiology  is  unknown  in  80–95%  of  pts  (“essential  hypertension”).  Always  consider  a  secondary  correctable  form  of  hypertension,  especially  in  pts  aged  ≤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.