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.