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Hypertension is persistent elevation of the systolic and/or diastolic arterial pressure on either a primary (essential) or secondary basis. Uncontrolled, such pressure elevations lead to functional impairment of target organs—heart, brain, and kidneys—and accompanying morbidity and mortality.
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Frohlich, E.D. (1990). Hypertension. In: Cassel, C.K., Riesenberg, D.E., Sorensen, L.B., Walsh, J.R. (eds) Geriatric Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2093-8_13
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