Hypertension : back to basics

Ker, James A.; Outhoff, Kim

dc.contributor.author	Ker, James A.
dc.contributor.author	Outhoff, Kim
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-26T11:32:36Z
dc.date.available	2024-07-26T11:32:36Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.description.abstract	This article outlines the principles of blood pressure, including normal and dysfunctional physiology, mathematical equations of pressure, definitions of hypertension and diagnosis, and hence the rationale for and mechanisms of treating hypertension in order to reduce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk.	en_US
dc.description.department	Internal Medicine	en_US
dc.description.department	Pharmacology	en_US
dc.description.sdg	SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being	en_US
dc.description.uri	http://www.sapj.co.za/index.php/sapj	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Ker, J.A., & Outhoff, K. 2023, ‘Hypertension – back to basics’, SA Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 90, no. 5, pp. 29 - 34, doi : 10.10520/ejc-mp_sapj_v90_n5_a7.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2221-5875 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2220-1017 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.10520/ejc-mp_sapj_v90_n5_a7
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97268
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Medpharm Publications	en_US
dc.rights	© Medpharm. This article is licensed under a This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 South Africa License.	en_US
dc.subject	Hypertension	en_US
dc.subject	Blood pressure	en_US
dc.subject	Cardiac output	en_US
dc.subject	Peripheral vascular resistance	en_US
dc.subject	SDG-03: Good health and well-being	en_US
dc.title	Hypertension : back to basics	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US