Hemodynamic Patterns in Obesity Associated Hypertension

• Author(s): Santos, C ; Marques da Silva, P
• Date: 2018
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3016
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): HSM MED; Body Mass Index; Cardiac Index; Hypertension; Impedance Cardiography; Obesity; Systemic Vascular Resistance Index
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório da Unidade Local de Saúde São José

Description

Obesity is a well-known condition of resistant hypertension (HT). Insights to the hemodynamic patterns that characterize obesity related hypertension may help guide therapeutic adjustments and shorten time to HT control.