Figures & data
Table 1. Work up pathway for selection of hypertensive patients for interventional therapy.
Table 2. Thresholds for diagnosis & treatment of hypertension with out of office monitoring.
Table 3. Pitfalls in the use of ABPM and options to solve them.
Table 4. Pitfalls in the assessment of salt intake.
Table 5. Pitfalls in Assessing & managing adherence.
Table 6. Clinical features suggestive of secondary hypertension.
Table 7. Pitfalls in the assessment of renovascular disorder.
Table 8. Endocrine causes of hypertension.
Table 9. Pitfalls in the assessment of hypertension of adrenal origin.
Table 10. Pitfalls in screening for OSA.
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