TY - CHAP AU - Leandro Heleno Guimarães Lacerda AU - Ricardo Cambraia Parreira AU - Rebecca Vasconcellos AU - Swiany Silveira Lima AU - Anderson Kenedy Santos AU - Vanessa Fontana AU - Valéria Cristina Sandrim AU - Rodrigo Ribeiro Resende ED - Aise Seda Artis Y1 - 2018-11-14 PY - 2018 T1 - Treatment-Resistant Hypertension: An Update in Device Therapy N2 - Since the discovery of blood pressure by Stephen Hales in 1733, scientific interest in blood pressure regulation, particularly in hypertensive population, has not lost its popularity. The importance of the interactive effects of blood pressure shifts in different clinical conditions is well understood. We know many contributing factors regulate the pressure of the blood within the arteries. However, crucial blood pressure control and the exact mechanisms involved are still under debate. The present book aims to cover blood pressure from its measurement to various factors of its control with valuable contributions from different authors, in the light of contemporary data, from bench to bed. BT - Blood Pressure SP - Ch. 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.76707 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.76707 SN - 978-1-78984-272-2 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-18 ER -