Diabetes and Resistant Hypertension: Microvascular Complications

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Resistant hypertension—elevated blood pressure unresponsive to 3 medications from different drug classes—places patients at considerable risk for cardiovascular complications. Several conditions seem to be related to resistant hypertension, including overactive adrenal glands, fluid retention and patient nonadherence. Some experts suggest that resistant hypertension is often severe white coat hypertension. Regardless, it’s a particular problem for patients with type 2 diabetes because their risk for cardiovascular disease is already high, but poorly understood in patients with comorbid resistant hypertension and diabetes.

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