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Causes of resistant hypertension
| False positive or pseudoresistance |
| Incorrect technique in measuring blood pressure |
| Pseudohypertension |
| Lack of adherence to life style modifications |
| Lack of patient adherence to antihypertensive therapy |
| Suboptimal therapy |
| True resistant hypertension |
| Sleep apnea |
| Hypertension related to secondary etiology |
