Ker, James A.Outhoff, Kim2024-07-262024-07-262023Ker, 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_a7.2221-5875 (print)2220-1017 (online)10.10520/ejc-mp_sapj_v90_n5_a7http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97268This 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© 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.HypertensionBlood pressureCardiac outputPeripheral vascular resistanceSDG-03: Good health and well-beingArticle