Resistant hypertension. Introduction and definitions.

Resistant hypertension. Introduction and definitions.

The following definition of resistant hypertension is proposed: Provided that adherence to the regimen can be assured, hypertension should be considered resistant if the blood pressure cannot be reduced to less than 150/100 mm Hg by a rational triple drug regimen, including a diuretic, prescribed in nearly maximal doses and if the pretreatment blood pressure was greater than or equal to 180/115...

Definitions and Introduction

This is a continuation of the papers of Braun and Fløystad [BF], Cook [C1] and Braun and Cook [BC] bounding the degree of smooth surfaces not of general type in P using Generic Initial Ideal Theory. We will use and expand on the results of [BC] using Liaison Theory. We will further restrict the configurations of the generic initial ideal of a generic hyperplane section of the surface by conside...

Introduction and Definitions

Translational medicine is a branch of medical research that attempts to more directly connect basic research to patient care. Translational medicine is growing in importance in the healthcare industry, and is a term whose precise definition is in flux. In the case of drug discovery and development, translational medicine typically refers to the “translation” of basic research into real therapie...

Introduction: Definitions, measurements, and management in insomnia.

[Definitions and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension].

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined by a mean pulmonary artery pressure 25 mm Hg at rest, measured during right heart catheterization. There is still insufficient .evidence to add an exercise criterion to this definition. The term pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) describes a subpopulation of patients with PH characterized hemodynamically by the presence of pre-capillary PH including an ...