Gender Difference of Blood Pressure Control Rate and Clinical Prognosis in Patients With Resistant Hypertension: Real-World Observation Study

CONCLUSION: In resistant hypertension, men were younger than women, but end-organ damage was more common and the risk of cardiovascular event was higher. More intensive cardiovascular prevention strategies may be required in male patients with resistant hypertension.PMID:37096308 | PMC:PMC10125792 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e124

Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - April 25, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Hyung Joon Joo Yunjin Yum Yong Hyun Kim Jung-Woo Son Sung Hea Kim Seonghoon Choi Seongwoo Han Mi-Seung Shin Jin-Ok Jeong Eung Ju Kim Working Group on Hypertension Complication Source Type: research