Description
Chapter 11 of the CVD Masterclass delivers a detailed lesson on resistant hypertension and its management, causes of uncontrolled blood pressure (UBP) in Sub-Saharan Africa, pathophysiology of resistant hypertension, its mechanism, prognosis and evaluation.
It further explains the types of BP measurements (office BP measurement and 24-hour ambulatory BP measurement), treatment guidelines for resistant hypertension, and lifestyle interventions to recommend to patients.