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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
Underlying causes of hypertension are found in less than 5% of cases but they are frequently surgically remediable. Elementary biochemical tests are usually sufficient to exclude most renal and endocrine causes of hypertension. However, young patients with very high blood pressures merit more detailed investigation in specialized centres. As coexistent hyperlipidaemia or glucose intolerance substantially worsen the prognosis for a given level of blood pressure, these two risk factors are worth assessing in all hypertensive patients. Their presence may also alter the choice of antihypertensive drug therapy. About 25% of the population have raised blood pressure at first screening and about 10% are in need of drug therapy, so this represents an appreciable load on biochemical laboratories. Most patients, however, need only a single biochemical profile on one occasion, and should be exclusively managed in general practice.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0004-5632
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27 ( Pt 4)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
287-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Biochemical investigation of hypertension.
pubmed:affiliation
University Department of Medicine, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review