Achieving control of resistant hypertension: Not just the number of blood pressure medications

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World J Hypertens. Mar 12, 2019; 9(1): 1-16
Published online Mar 12, 2019. doi: 10.5494/wjh.v9.i1.1

Table 1 Causes of secondary hypertension and initial screening tests¹

Hyperaldosteronism	Serum renin-aldosterone ratio
Renal parenchymal disease	Serum creatinine
Obstructive sleep apnea	Polysomnography
Pheochromocytoma	Serum metanephrine and 24-h urine catecholamines
Renal artery stenosis	Renal artery duplex
Coarctation of the aorta	CT angiogram
Cushing’s disease	24-h free urinary cortisol and late-night salivary cortiso¹
Thyroid disease	TSH and freeT4
Acromegaly	Serum growth hormone

¹Adapted from Carey et al[1], Charles et al[29], and Rimoldi et al[30].

Citation: Schmidt K, Kelley W, Tringali S, Huang J. Achieving control of resistant hypertension: Not just the number of blood pressure medications. World J Hypertens 2019; 9(1): 1-16
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3168/full/v9/i1/1.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5494/wjh.v9.i1.1