Common Secondary Causes of Resistant Hypertension and Rational for Treatment

Table 2

Drugs inducing or exacerbating hypertension.

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(i) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

(ii) Oral contraceptives

(iii) Sympathomimetics

(iv) Illicit drugs

(v) Glucocorticoids

(vi) Mineralocorticoids

(vii) Cyclosporine, tacrolimus

(iix) Erythropoietin

(ix) Herbal supplements

(x) VEGF inhibitors

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