target organ damage in hypertension

Last reviewed 05/2021

These include:

  • TIA, stroke, dementia
  • heart failure, left ventricular hypertrophy
  • angina, myocardial infarct
  • peripheral vascular disease
  • fundal haemorrhages or exudate
  • renal impairment, proteinuria

Reference:

  • Ramsey LE et al (1999). Guidelines for the management of hypertension: report of the third working party of the British Hypertension Society, 1999. J Hum Hypertens, 13, 569-92.