RT Journal
T1 Heredity in essential hypertension and nephrosclerosis: A geneticclinical study of 200 propositi suffering from nephrosclerosis
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD April 23
VO 139
IS 17
SP 1235
OP 1236
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02900340111033
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900340111033
AB The subject is of general interest to the specialist, general practitioner and medical student. The book is valuable because of an extensive review of the literature concerning not only the role of heredity in hypertension but also the incidence of hypertension in various age groups in the population. The author does not accept the conclusions of previous writers because of the small series of cases and inadequate controls. Unfortunately, although the book is short and contains numerous summaries, there is considerable ambiguity in the terminology used. This may in part be the result of the translation.The author defines essential hypertension as a systolic pressure of 160 mm. or more and a diastolic pressure of 100 mm. or more, although he includes persons under 50 years with a systolic pressure of 160 alone. This reviewer believes that these criteria are too high, and the author admits that the low incidence