Pathophysiology of Resistant Hypertension: The Role of Sympathetic Nervous System
Resistant hypertension (RH) is a powerful risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.Among the characteristics of patients with RH, obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and aldosterone excess are covering a great area of the mosaic Queen Sleigh Bed of RH phenotype.Increased sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity is present in all these