https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/gsk1120212-jt
BACKGROUND Refractory hypertension (RfHTN), a phenotype of antihypertensive treatment failure, is defined as uncontrolled automated office BP [AOBP] ≥130/80 mmHg and awake ambulatory BP [ABP] ≥130/80 mmHg on ≥5 antihypertensive medications, including chlorthalidone and a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist. Previous studies suggest that RfHTN is attributable to heightened sympathetic tone. The current study tested whether reserpine, a potent sympatholytic agent, lowers BP in patients with RfHTN. METHODS Twenty-one out of
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