Renal and endocrine hypertension. A review.

Historical prospectives of hypertension studies are introduced. The pathophysiology of hypertension, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, urea-angiotensin interactions, and essential hypertension are reviewed. The causes of secondary hypertension, especially the renovascular and endocrine causes in the child, neonate and post-transplant patients are discussed. Comments are made on the medical costs of diagnostic work-up. Treatment for hypertension is summarized.