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Pathophysiological basis of hypertension

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Practical Management of Hypertension

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 184))

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The two most important factors which determine the mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) in the systemic circulation are cardiac output (CO) and total peripheral vascular resistance (TPR), so that:

$$\text{MAP} = \text{CO} \times \text{TPR}$$

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, University Clinic Benjamin Franklin Free University Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-12200, Berlin, Germany

    Professor Armin Distler

  2. Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, University Clinic Benjamin Franklin Free University Berlin, D-12200, Berlin, Germany

    Professor Arya M. Sharma

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  1. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Willem H. Birkenhäger (Professor of Medicine (Emeritus) (Professor of Medicine (Emeritus)

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Distler, A., Sharma, A.M. (1996). Pathophysiological basis of hypertension. In: Birkenhäger, W.H. (eds) Practical Management of Hypertension. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 184. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1647-0_4

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