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Definition and Classification of Hypertension

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Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease: Pathophysiology and Treatment

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 16))

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Commonplace notions do not necessarily have simple definitions; rather the opposite may hold true. Arterial hypertension is a typical case of an often-used medical concept which is more difficult to define than might be assumed at first thought; yet it is imperative to define it well, just because the term is so frequently used.

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  1. Toma Strasser
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  1. Hypertension and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, University of Leuven, K.U. Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    A. Amery , R. Fagard , P. Lijnen  & J. Staessen , ,  & 

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Strasser, T. (1982). Definition and Classification of Hypertension. In: Amery, A., Fagard, R., Lijnen, P., Staessen, J. (eds) Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease: Pathophysiology and Treatment. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7476-0_31

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