Insulin Resistance/Compensatory Hyperinsulinemia, Essential Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease
Population
Patients with essential hypertension and normotensive individuals (narrative review)
Design
Review
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Discussion
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Implication
Insulin resistance screening may refine risk stratification in essential hypertension; leaves open whether targeted treatment modifies cardiovascular outcomes.
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Population
Patients with essential hypertension and normotensive individuals (narrative review)
This review highlights that insulin resistance is a key pathophysiological factor in approximately half of patients with essential hypertension, significantly contributing to their cardiovascular risk.
Cite This Study
Gerald M. Reaven (2003) studied this question.