Prakt. lékáren. 2009; 5(3): 114-117

New recommendations for the treatment of arterial hypertension

MUDr. Filip Málek, Ph.D., MBA

3. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha

During past decades pharmacotherapy of arterial hypertension underwent significant development. New guidelines for the management

of arterial hypertension defined several categories according to the blood pressure levels and blood pressure therapy goals too.

Pharmacotherapy of hypertension is guided either by blood pressure level, or the presence of associated clinical condition, the severity

of target organ damage and the total cardiovascular risk. The efficacy of the treatment on cardiovascular mortality and morbidity is based

on the effect on blood pressure lowering. Effective decrease of blood pressure is provided by: thiazide diuretics, beta-blockers, calcium

channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers. These drugs represent the treatment

of choice either for monotherapy, or for the combination. Choice of the treatment drug group depends on the type of the associated

clinical condition.

Keywords: arterial hypertension, pharmacotherapy, guidelines, target values, cardiovascular risk.

Published: May 1, 2009  Show citation