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College of Pharmacy Fourth year. Clinical Pharmacy Cardiovascular disorders Hypertension Introduction 1-Hypertension is defined as persistently elevated arterial blood pressure (BP). (See Table -1 for the classification of BP in adults). Table-1: Classification of Blood Pressure in Adults 2-Isolated...

College of Pharmacy Fourth year. Clinical Pharmacy Cardiovascular disorders Hypertension Introduction 1-Hypertension is defined as persistently elevated arterial blood pressure (BP). (See Table -1 for the classification of BP in adults). Table-1: Classification of Blood Pressure in Adults 2-Isolated systolic hypertension is diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 180/120 mm Hg) is categorized as hypertensive emergency (extreme BP elevation with acute or progressing end-organ damage) or hypertensive urgency (extreme BP elevation without acute or progressing end-organ injury). Pathophysiology 1-Hypertension may result from an unknown etiology (primary or essential hypertension) or from a specific cause (secondary hypertension). 2-Secondary hypertension (