%0 Journal Article %T Resistant hypertension: a serius clinical problem %A Nelson Dinamarco %A Marileide Dinamarco %A Val¨¦ria Nasser Figueiredo %A Daniel Jos¨¦ Pereira %J Revista Sa¨˛de.Com %D 2011 %I Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia %X The hypertension can be considered a major independent factor risk, related to cardiovascular sickness, and classified like a modified factor risk, in spite of the progression in the pharmacology and physiopathology in detection and treatment, the number of cases only rise up. In Brazil, 37% of death cases are direct related with hypertension. It rises up five times the risk of stroke and coronariopathy. The mortality rises up when the pressure is over 115/75 mmHg. The Joint Nation Committee 7 defines resistant hypertension as failure to achieve goal blood pressure when a patient adheres to maximal tolerated doses of 3 antihypertensive drugs including a diuretic. %K ihypertension %K hypertension %K Malignant %K hypertension %K Renal %K hypertension %K Renovascular. %U http://www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/v7/v7n1a06.pdf