The diagnosis of hypertension should be based on at least two bp measurements in the sitting position per visit on at least two visits. Impaired endotelial regulation of vascular tone in patients with systemic arterial hypertension. Management of arterial hypertension abstract arterial hypertension is a disease that affects about 40% of the adult population in the world. Also, since the framingham study, it is known that hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor that increases the global risk of cardiovascular disease and morbimortality. From a genetic standpoint, hypertension would appear to be a multifactorial polygenic disorder with a tendency to interact with certain environmental factors. To evaluate the association between hypertension awareness and adherence to treatment in hypertensive patients at hospital nacional edgardo rebagliati martins in lima, peru. Pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension orphanet journal of rare. These guidelines also appear in the journal of hypertension, doi. There is an association between low awareness of hypertension and partial adherence to treatment pr1. Arterial es lo perteneciente o relativo a las arterias. Pulmonary arterial hypertension pah is a chronic and progressive disease leading to right heart failure and ultimately death if untreated.
Arterial hypertension aht is one of the most important public health problems because of its high prevalence, complications, high mortality and morbidity rates and the high costs that its control and treatment imply. Secondary forms of hypertension are rare and the origin could be. In 2008, the fourth world symposium on ph held in dana point california, usa revised previous classifications. Manes t he growing interest in pulmonary hypertension ph in many medical specialties including cardiology, rheumatology and respiratory medicine, is possibly due to the recent availability of specific drugs approved for a group of. Task force for the management of arterial hypertension of the european society of cardiology.
Treatment of secondary forms of hypertension differs widely. Arterial hypertension is a disease of the cardiovascular system that primarily manifests as the chronic presence of a resting arterial pressure greater than 14090 mm hg and may be associated with the development of myocardial disease, i. It is one of the components of the metabolic syndrome. Hypertension is defined as systolic bp 140 mmhg andor diastolic bp. The pathogenesis of arterial hypertension is more clearly understood today because of the availability of data enabling identification of a certain number of precipitating factors. Hypertension is a chronic disease characterized by the continuous increment of the blood pressure figures in the arteries. It is one of the components of the metabolic syndrome and it is associated with obesity and sedentarism, hypertension is prevented with modifications in the life style and some medicines. Difficulties in achieving arterial hypertension control. It is an important factor in cardiovascular and cerebralvascular disease. Knowing about arterial hypertension could favor adherence to treatment for better control of blood pressure. The standardized techniques of blood pressure bp measurement in the clinic are emphasized and it is recommended to replace the mercury sphygmomanometer by a nonmercury sphygmomanometer.
It constitutes the main risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and presents high prevalence in the current world, reason why its prevention constitutes an imperious necessity. Our study aims to examine the effectiveness of arterial hypertension treatment on arterial pressure values in a group of people, by gender and age. Nuevas guias del american college of cardiologyamerican. We performed an analytical prospective study, from 2007 to 2009, that included 2266 people.
Grade 1 hypertension 140159 andor 9099 grade 2 hypertension 160179 andor 100109 grade 3 hypertension 180 andor 110 isolated systolic hypertension 140 and arterial hypertension constitutes a serious health problem that provokes damage to the body, mainly in the heart, the kidneys and the retina. With special thanks to mrs clara sincich and mrs donatella mihalich for their contribution. Pathogenesis and epidemiology of arterial hypertension. The first classification of ph was proposed in 1973. Arterial hypertension is a major cause of morbidity and mortality because of its association with coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and renal disease. Task force for the management of arterial hypertension of the european society of hypertension. Arterial hypertension and chronic heart failure sciencedirect.
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