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A. Principles of the Development of Hypertension

Arterial blood pressure =
Cardiac output x Total peripheral resistance
(CO) (TPR)
Extracellular volume Angiotensin II

CNS
CNS
Vascular
hyperreactivity
Central Adrenal
blood volume medulla Hypertension I

Catecholamines
Venous Vasoconstriction
tone T 3 , T 4 ,
cortisol Plate 7.18

CO TPR

Vascular resistance (radius)
pressure
Organ perfusion constant Autoregulation
dependent

Hyperdynamic
hypertension
0
0 Systemic blood pressure Resistance
hypertension

Vicious
circle

Photo: U.Pfeifer Hypertrophy of 209
vessel musculature and
vascular damage:
fixation of hypertension

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