Hypertension in 2015: Resistant hypertension: impact and evolving treatment options

Nature Reviews Nephrology 12, 70 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2015.199 Authors: Lilach O. Lerman & Stephen C. Textor Combination therapy with optimal doses of multiple antihypertensive drugs fails to achieve blood pressure (BP) control in up to 15% of hypertensive patients. Key studies in 2015 highlighted the risks of uncontrolled hypertension and evaluated new therapeutic modalities designed to achieve satisfactory BP control in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension.
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