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Review
. 2016 Jun;67(6):1085-92.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.06587. Epub 2016 Apr 18.

Refractory Hypertension: A Novel Phenotype of Antihypertensive Treatment Failure

Tanja Dudenbostel  1 , Mohammed Siddiqui  2 , Suzanne Oparil  2 , David A Calhoun  2
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Refractory Hypertension: A Novel Phenotype of Antihypertensive Treatment Failure

Tanja Dudenbostel et al. Hypertension. 2016 Jun.
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Hypertension classification based on blood pressure control and number of antihypertensive medications (No. of Meds). Reprinted with permission.
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Prevalence of resistant and refractory hypertension
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