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Benign essential hypertension

MedGen UID:
56371
•Concept ID:
C0155583
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Benign Essential Hypertension; benign essential hypertension
SNOMED CT: Benign essential hypertension (1201005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001151

Definition

A condition of mild to moderate high blood pressure that has no identifiable cause. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension: Mechanistic, Epidemiologic, and Treatment Parallels.
Ogunsua AA, Shaikh AY, Ahmed M, McManus DD
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2015 Oct-Dec;11(4):228-34. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-11-4-228. PMID: 27057292Free PMC Article
Treatment of benign essential hypertension.
Cranston WI
Mod Treat 1966 Jan;3(1):21-38. PMID: 5904580
Atheromatous and essential benign hypertension; two clinical entities: differential diagnosis and treatment.
WOLFFE JB
J Am Geriatr Soc 1955 Aug;3(8):607-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1955.tb00871.x. PMID: 13251830

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acute and longer-term cardiovascular conditions in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Coast Guard Cohort.
Denic-Roberts H, Rowley N, Haigney MC, Christenbury K, Barrett J, Thomas DL, Engel LS, Rusiecki JA
Environ Int 2022 Jan;158:106937. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106937. PMID: 34688052Free PMC Article
Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension: Mechanistic, Epidemiologic, and Treatment Parallels.
Ogunsua AA, Shaikh AY, Ahmed M, McManus DD
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2015 Oct-Dec;11(4):228-34. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-11-4-228. PMID: 27057292Free PMC Article
Kidney damage in 'benign' essential hypertension.
Whelton PK, He J, Perneger TV, Klag MJ
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 1997 Mar;6(2):177-83. doi: 10.1097/00041552-199703000-00012. PMID: 9146981
Vasopressin and hypertension in man.
Morton JJ, Padfield PL
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1986;8 Suppl 7:S101-6. doi: 10.1097/00005344-198600087-00020. PMID: 2434762
Increased plasma adrenaline concentrations in benign essential hypertension.
Franco-Morselli R, Elghozi JL, Joly E, Di Giuilio S, Meyer P
Br Med J 1977 Nov 12;2(6097):1251-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6097.1251. PMID: 589124Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Acute and longer-term cardiovascular conditions in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Coast Guard Cohort.
Denic-Roberts H, Rowley N, Haigney MC, Christenbury K, Barrett J, Thomas DL, Engel LS, Rusiecki JA
Environ Int 2022 Jan;158:106937. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106937. PMID: 34688052Free PMC Article
Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension: Mechanistic, Epidemiologic, and Treatment Parallels.
Ogunsua AA, Shaikh AY, Ahmed M, McManus DD
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2015 Oct-Dec;11(4):228-34. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-11-4-228. PMID: 27057292Free PMC Article
Microalbuminuria: prognostic and therapeutic implications in diabetic and hypertensive pregnancy.
Bar J, Hod M, Erman A, Friedman S, Ovadia Y
Diabet Med 1995 Aug;12(8):649-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1995.tb00564.x. PMID: 7587001
Vasopressin and hypertension in man.
Morton JJ, Padfield PL
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1986;8 Suppl 7:S101-6. doi: 10.1097/00005344-198600087-00020. PMID: 2434762
Increased plasma adrenaline concentrations in benign essential hypertension.
Franco-Morselli R, Elghozi JL, Joly E, Di Giuilio S, Meyer P
Br Med J 1977 Nov 12;2(6097):1251-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6097.1251. PMID: 589124Free PMC Article

Therapy

Pathogenesis of structural vascular changes in hypertension.
Simon G
J Hypertens 2004 Jan;22(1):3-10. doi: 10.1097/00004872-200401000-00002. PMID: 15106784
Kidney damage in 'benign' essential hypertension.
Whelton PK, He J, Perneger TV, Klag MJ
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 1997 Mar;6(2):177-83. doi: 10.1097/00041552-199703000-00012. PMID: 9146981
Vasopressin and hypertension in man.
Morton JJ, Padfield PL
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1986;8 Suppl 7:S101-6. doi: 10.1097/00005344-198600087-00020. PMID: 2434762
Atenolol in essential hypertension.
Myers MG, Lewis GR, Steiner J, Dollery CT
Clin Pharmacol Ther 1976 May;19(5 Pt 1):502-7. doi: 10.1002/cpt1976195part1502. PMID: 776487
Treatment of benign essential hypertension: comparison of furosemide and hydrochlorothiazide.
Valmin K, Hansen T
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1975 Aug 14;8(6):393-401. doi: 10.1007/BF00562312. PMID: 786684

Prognosis

Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension: Mechanistic, Epidemiologic, and Treatment Parallels.
Ogunsua AA, Shaikh AY, Ahmed M, McManus DD
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2015 Oct-Dec;11(4):228-34. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-11-4-228. PMID: 27057292Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis of structural vascular changes in hypertension.
Simon G
J Hypertens 2004 Jan;22(1):3-10. doi: 10.1097/00004872-200401000-00002. PMID: 15106784
Kidney damage in 'benign' essential hypertension.
Whelton PK, He J, Perneger TV, Klag MJ
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 1997 Mar;6(2):177-83. doi: 10.1097/00041552-199703000-00012. PMID: 9146981
Microalbuminuria: prognostic and therapeutic implications in diabetic and hypertensive pregnancy.
Bar J, Hod M, Erman A, Friedman S, Ovadia Y
Diabet Med 1995 Aug;12(8):649-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1995.tb00564.x. PMID: 7587001
The prognosis in benign essential hypertension.
KAMPMEIER RH
J Tn State Med Assoc 1952 Oct;45(10):410-11. PMID: 13000912

Clinical prediction guides

Acute and longer-term cardiovascular conditions in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Coast Guard Cohort.
Denic-Roberts H, Rowley N, Haigney MC, Christenbury K, Barrett J, Thomas DL, Engel LS, Rusiecki JA
Environ Int 2022 Jan;158:106937. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106937. PMID: 34688052Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis of structural vascular changes in hypertension.
Simon G
J Hypertens 2004 Jan;22(1):3-10. doi: 10.1097/00004872-200401000-00002. PMID: 15106784
Kidney damage in 'benign' essential hypertension.
Whelton PK, He J, Perneger TV, Klag MJ
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 1997 Mar;6(2):177-83. doi: 10.1097/00041552-199703000-00012. PMID: 9146981
Microalbuminuria: prognostic and therapeutic implications in diabetic and hypertensive pregnancy.
Bar J, Hod M, Erman A, Friedman S, Ovadia Y
Diabet Med 1995 Aug;12(8):649-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1995.tb00564.x. PMID: 7587001
Atenolol in essential hypertension.
Myers MG, Lewis GR, Steiner J, Dollery CT
Clin Pharmacol Ther 1976 May;19(5 Pt 1):502-7. doi: 10.1002/cpt1976195part1502. PMID: 776487

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