Original paper
Resistant Hypertension, Obesity, Sleep Apnea, and Aldosterone
Abstract
Hypertension resistant to 2 antihypertensive drugs is more common among obese patients than among lean patients. The case we describe and the observations we report suggest that refractoriness among obese hypertensives is frequently caused by obstructive sleep apnea and/or inappropriately high plasma aldosterone levels. In other words, obese hypertensives may have sleep apnea, obese hypertensives without sleep apnea may have inappropriately...
Paper Details
Title
Resistant Hypertension, Obesity, Sleep Apnea, and Aldosterone
Published Date
Mar 1, 2004
Journal
Volume
43
Issue
3
Pages
518 - 524
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