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. 2018 Aug 22;115(33-34):557–568. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0557

Figure 2.

Figure 2

The pathophysiology of essential arterial hypertension. Multiple hemodynamic, neural, humoral, and renal mechanisms lead to increased cardiac output and/or peripheral vascular resistance. The product of these two hemodynamic variables determines the blood pressure. ANP, atrial natriuertic peptide; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; RAAS, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system