Arterial Hypertension (AH) has a high prevalence in the population worldwide and
represents the most important risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) mortality and morbidity. The …

Importance of the field: Despite extensive clinical research, still there is some uncertainty
regarding management of hypertension, in particular initial and goal blood pressure levels …

Hypertension was identified as a cardiovascular risk factor in the late fifties and still remains
a public health issue. The number of patients treated reaches only half of those diagnosed …

The treatment of essential hypertension is based essentially on the prescription of four major
classes of antihypertensive drugs, ie blockers of the renin–angiotensin system, calcium …

Hypertension remains a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The optimal choice of
pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment regimens is based on a plethora of …

Hypertension remains the most important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. If
antihypertensive drugs choice is well guided today, blood pressure (BP) target still a subject …

Arterial hypertension is a widely prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases with well
documented harmful effects on the heart and the vascular system. Despite a broad …

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Freis et al. demonstrated convincingly that the
administration of antihypertensive drugs was associated with a marked reduction in target …

Deciding who to treat should be based on estimation of the total cardiovascular risk, not just
the blood pressure (BP), so that patients with established cardiovascular disease or at high …

Pharmacological treatment of hypertension represents a cost-effective way of preventing
cardiovascular and renal complications. To benefit maximally from antihypertensive …