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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Antihypertensive therapy has markedly improved, in the last few years, but, in some patients, the blood pressure remains high despite an association of several medications. We are proposing to consider as persistent or refractory, any essential hypertension remaining higher than or equal to 165/95 despite a well administered triple therapy, initiated since at least one month. With such patients, the first step consists in verifying the various terms of the definition: measurement of the blood pressure under standard condition and, at best, over a long period of time, in ambulatory conditions; re-evaluation of the drug combination (synergistic action); observance of the treatment by the patient; re-investigation of the etiology; determination of the resistance factors to the treatment. The treatment should then be patiently and methodically reviewed, based on the most potentialized combinations, taking into consideration the first signs of occurrence of the hypertension, without neglecting hygieno-dietetic measures. Sometimes, it will be necessary to resort to more potent treatments, which are more delicate to handle.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-3928
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Persistent arterial hypertension].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Bordeaux-Pessac.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review