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Secondary hypertension

MedGen UID:
57609
•Concept ID:
C0155616
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Secondary Hypertension; secondary hypertension
SNOMED CT: Secondary hypertension (31992008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001200

Definition

High blood pressure caused by an underlying medical condition. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism.
Reincke M, Bancos I, Mulatero P, Scholl UI, Stowasser M, Williams TA
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021 Dec;9(12):876-892. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00210-2. PMID: 34798068
2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE Jr, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC Jr, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA Sr, Williamson JD, Wright JT Jr
Hypertension 2018 Jun;71(6):e13-e115. Epub 2017 Nov 13 doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000065. PMID: 29133356
2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE Jr, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC Jr, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA Sr, Williamson JD, Wright JT Jr
Hypertension 2018 Jun;71(6):1269-1324. Epub 2017 Nov 13 doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000066. PMID: 29133354

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Practice Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment of the Most Common Forms of Secondary Hypertension.
Rossi GP, Bisogni V, Rossitto G, Maiolino G, Cesari M, Zhu R, Seccia TM
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2020 Dec;27(6):547-560. Epub 2020 Nov 7 doi: 10.1007/s40292-020-00415-9. PMID: 33159664Free PMC Article
Resistant Hypertension: Novel Insights.
Lamirault G, Artifoni M, Daniel M, Barber-Chamoux N, Nantes University Hospital Working Group On Hypertension
Curr Hypertens Rev 2020;16(1):61-72. doi: 10.2174/1573402115666191011111402. PMID: 31622203
Secondary Hypertension: Novel Insights.
Tziomalos K
Curr Hypertens Rev 2020;16(1):11. doi: 10.2174/1573402115666190416161116. PMID: 31038070
2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE Jr, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC Jr, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA Sr, Williamson JD, Wright JT Jr
Hypertension 2018 Jun;71(6):e13-e115. Epub 2017 Nov 13 doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000065. PMID: 29133356
2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE Jr, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC Jr, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA Sr, Williamson JD, Wright JT Jr
Hypertension 2018 Jun;71(6):1269-1324. Epub 2017 Nov 13 doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000066. PMID: 29133354

Diagnosis

Evaluation and Management of Secondary Hypertension.
Sarathy H, Salman LA, Lee C, Cohen JB
Med Clin North Am 2022 Mar;106(2):269-283. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.11.004. PMID: 35227430Free PMC Article
Practice Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment of the Most Common Forms of Secondary Hypertension.
Rossi GP, Bisogni V, Rossitto G, Maiolino G, Cesari M, Zhu R, Seccia TM
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2020 Dec;27(6):547-560. Epub 2020 Nov 7 doi: 10.1007/s40292-020-00415-9. PMID: 33159664Free PMC Article
Resistant Hypertension: Novel Insights.
Lamirault G, Artifoni M, Daniel M, Barber-Chamoux N, Nantes University Hospital Working Group On Hypertension
Curr Hypertens Rev 2020;16(1):61-72. doi: 10.2174/1573402115666191011111402. PMID: 31622203
2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE Jr, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC Jr, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA Sr, Williamson JD, Wright JT Jr
Hypertension 2018 Jun;71(6):e13-e115. Epub 2017 Nov 13 doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000065. PMID: 29133356
2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE Jr, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC Jr, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA Sr, Williamson JD, Wright JT Jr
Hypertension 2018 Jun;71(6):1269-1324. Epub 2017 Nov 13 doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000066. PMID: 29133354

Therapy

Primary aldosteronism in pregnancy.
Forestiero V, Sconfienza E, Mulatero P, Monticone S
Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2023 Feb;24(1):39-48. Epub 2022 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s11154-022-09729-6. PMID: 35536535Free PMC Article
Evaluation and Management of Secondary Hypertension.
Sarathy H, Salman LA, Lee C, Cohen JB
Med Clin North Am 2022 Mar;106(2):269-283. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.11.004. PMID: 35227430Free PMC Article
Guideline-Driven Management of Hypertension: An Evidence-Based Update.
Carey RM, Wright JT Jr, Taler SJ, Whelton PK
Circ Res 2021 Apr 2;128(7):827-846. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.318083. PMID: 33793326Free PMC Article
Resistant Hypertension: Novel Insights.
Lamirault G, Artifoni M, Daniel M, Barber-Chamoux N, Nantes University Hospital Working Group On Hypertension
Curr Hypertens Rev 2020;16(1):61-72. doi: 10.2174/1573402115666191011111402. PMID: 31622203
Secondary arterial hypertension: when, who, and how to screen?
Rimoldi SF, Scherrer U, Messerli FH
Eur Heart J 2014 May 14;35(19):1245-54. Epub 2013 Dec 23 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht534. PMID: 24366917

Prognosis

Primary aldosteronism in pregnancy.
Forestiero V, Sconfienza E, Mulatero P, Monticone S
Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2023 Feb;24(1):39-48. Epub 2022 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s11154-022-09729-6. PMID: 35536535Free PMC Article
Review of Renal Artery Stenosis and Hypertension: Diagnosis, Management, and Recent Randomized Control Trials.
Arab SF, Alhumaid AA, Abu Alnasr MT, Altuwaijri TA, Al-Ghofili H, Al-Salman MM, Altoijry A
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2022 Jan-Feb;33(1):147-159. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.367807. PMID: 36647988
Practice Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment of the Most Common Forms of Secondary Hypertension.
Rossi GP, Bisogni V, Rossitto G, Maiolino G, Cesari M, Zhu R, Seccia TM
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2020 Dec;27(6):547-560. Epub 2020 Nov 7 doi: 10.1007/s40292-020-00415-9. PMID: 33159664Free PMC Article
Secondary Hypertension: Novel Insights.
Tziomalos K
Curr Hypertens Rev 2020;16(1):11. doi: 10.2174/1573402115666190416161116. PMID: 31038070
Primary Aldosteronism Diagnosis and Management: A Clinical Approach.
Hundemer GL, Vaidya A
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2019 Dec;48(4):681-700. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2019.08.002. PMID: 31655770Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Machine learning for classification of hypertension subtypes using multi-omics: A multi-centre, retrospective, data-driven study.
Reel PS, Reel S, van Kralingen JC, Langton K, Lang K, Erlic Z, Larsen CK, Amar L, Pamporaki C, Mulatero P, Blanchard A, Kabat M, Robertson S, MacKenzie SM, Taylor AE, Peitzsch M, Ceccato F, Scaroni C, Reincke M, Kroiss M, Dennedy MC, Pecori A, Monticone S, Deinum J, Rossi GP, Lenzini L, McClure JD, Nind T, Riddell A, Stell A, Cole C, Sudano I, Prehn C, Adamski J, Gimenez-Roqueplo AP, Assié G, Arlt W, Beuschlein F, Eisenhofer G, Davies E, Zennaro MC, Jefferson E
EBioMedicine 2022 Oct;84:104276. Epub 2022 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104276. PMID: 36179553Free PMC Article
Guideline-Driven Management of Hypertension: An Evidence-Based Update.
Carey RM, Wright JT Jr, Taler SJ, Whelton PK
Circ Res 2021 Apr 2;128(7):827-846. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.318083. PMID: 33793326Free PMC Article
Practice Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment of the Most Common Forms of Secondary Hypertension.
Rossi GP, Bisogni V, Rossitto G, Maiolino G, Cesari M, Zhu R, Seccia TM
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2020 Dec;27(6):547-560. Epub 2020 Nov 7 doi: 10.1007/s40292-020-00415-9. PMID: 33159664Free PMC Article
Cardiovascular Risks and Organ Damage in Secondary Hypertension.
Cingolani OH
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2019 Dec;48(4):657-666. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2019.08.015. PMID: 31655768
Endocrine Hypertension: A Practical Approach.
Pappachan JM, Buch HN
Adv Exp Med Biol 2017;956:215-237. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_26. PMID: 27864805

Recent systematic reviews

Does This Child With High Blood Pressure Have Secondary Hypertension?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.
Nugent JT, Jiang K, Funaro MC, Saran I, Young C, Ghazi L, Bakhoum CY, Wilson FP, Greenberg JH
JAMA 2023 Mar 28;329(12):1012-1021. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.3184. PMID: 36976276
Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Dual Therapy Perindopril/Amlodipine in the Management of Hypertension. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mostafa S, Shabana H, Khalil F, Mancy IME, Zedan HA, Elmoursi A, Ramadan IG, Mohamed SED, Kassem A, Kamel IS
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2022 Nov;29(6):565-576. Epub 2022 Oct 26 doi: 10.1007/s40292-022-00544-3. PMID: 36287359
Effect of different treatments for obstructive sleep apnoea on blood pressure.
Kou C, Zhao X, Lin X, Fan X, Wang Q, Yu J
J Hypertens 2022 Jun 1;40(6):1071-1084. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003131. PMID: 35703874
2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE Jr, Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones DW, MacLaughlin EJ, Muntner P, Ovbiagele B, Smith SC Jr, Spencer CC, Stafford RS, Taler SJ, Thomas RJ, Williams KA Sr, Williamson JD, Wright JT Jr
Circulation 2018 Oct 23;138(17):e426-e483. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000597. PMID: 30354655
Hydralazine for essential hypertension.
Kandler MR, Mah GT, Tejani AM, Stabler SN, Salzwedel DM
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Nov 9;(11):CD004934. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004934.pub4. PMID: 22071816

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