Volume 3, Number 6, November-December 2006

Secondary Hypertension: Digging Beneath the Surface
Sally Brett and Ursula Kirwan

Secondary hypertension, in which patients have an underlying cause for their raised blood pressure, occurs in about 5–10% of patients with high blood pressure. It is found more commonly in younger people. These patients can be identified by careful screening and as part of their initial assessment. In this article, we explore the possible causes of secondary hypertension, how to detect them and how they should be managed.

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