When to consider secondary hypertension and how to proceed?

Abstract

Secondary hypertension represents an opportunity to offer targeted therapy to patients with arterial hypertension. The treatment, in some cases, can lead to a complete cure or an improvement in the compensation of hypertension.

However, it's crucial to diagnose this early, as in the case of a larger group of patients with hypertension, the diagnostic process must be targeted. The most important when diagnosing is to acknowledge secondary etiology as a possibility, especially in patients with resistant hypertension and specific manifestations of secondary hypertension.

If the suspicion is confirmed, we refer the patient to a specialized centre.

Keywords

• secondary hypertension
• primary hyperaldosteronism
• pheochromocytoma
• renovascular hypertension
• resistant hypertension