Question 109 · LEK · Treatment
Indicate the false statement about resistant arterial hypertension:
- A. blood pressure is above 140/90 mmHg despite appropriate lifestyle changes and combination therapy with calcium channel blocker, sartan and thiazide diuretic at optimal doses.
- B. blood pressure is elevated during visits at the doctor’s but is normal during home/ ambulatory measurements.
- C. patients with resistant hypertension face an increased cardiovascular risk.
- D. in patients with resistant hypertension you should consider therapy with aldosterone antagonist or alpha-blocker.
- E. in the case of inefficiency of pharmacotherapy in a patient with resistant hypertension invasive procedures may be considered, such as renal denervation or a stimulation of cervical baroreceptors.
Hint
Recall the strict definition of resistant hypertension and the role of out-of-office measurements in excluding pseudoresistance.
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