Resistant Hypertension (Difficult To Treat Hypertension)
Resistant hypertension is high blood pressure that is difficult to treat.
Not taking medication as prescribed can cause resistant hypertension. Old age, obesity, and co-morbities ARE the most common causes of hypertension resistant to treatment.
Watch this brief video (4:08 minutes) below to learn more about resistant hypertension.
Who is likely to has resistant hypertension?
People who are obese, older age, African American, and people who have co-morbities such as diabetes, and chronic kidney disease.
Resistant Hypertension Treatment
Only your health care provider can diagnose resistant hypertension. Resistant hypertension must be confirmed with home blood measurements to rule out apparent resistant hypertension.
To assure the diagnoses is not due to poor blood pressure measurement, white coat syndrome, or under treatment, self-refer to a hypertension specialist.
Be honest about non-adherence to your medication for optimal medication adjustment. Otherwise, you might get diagnosed as refractory hypertension by default.
