Hypertension Canada's 2020 guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, risk assessment, and
treatment of hypertension in adults and children provide comprehensive, evidence-based …

Arterial hypertension is the most important contributor to the global burden of disease;
however, disease control remains poor. Although the diagnosis of hypertension is still based …

In the Guidelines, differentiation between optimal and essential standards were not always
possible, and were made in sections where it was most practical and sensible. The …

Document reviewers: Hind Beheiry (Sudan), Irina Chazova (Russia), Albertino Damasceno
(Mozambique), Anna Dominiczak (UK), Anastase Dzudie (Cameroon), Stephen Harrap …

Resistant hypertension (RH) is a severe form of hypertension associated with increased
cardiovascular risk. Although true RH affects less than 10% of the patients receiving …

Abstract We present Hypertension Canada's inaugural evidence-based recommendations
for the diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension. Hypertension is present in …

The global burden of hypertension remains an unsolved problem, especially in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs). For this reason, clinical practice guidelines containing the …

Apparent resistant hypertension, defined as uncontrolled office blood pressure despite≥ 3
antihypertensive medications including a diuretic or use of≥ 4 medications regardless of …

BACKGROUND: Limited evidence exists regarding long-term effectiveness and safety of
aldosterone antagonists (AAs) versus beta blockers (BBs) as fourth-line antihypertensive …

Resistant hypertension is common and known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular events,
including stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and cardiovascular mortality, as well as …