Arterial Hypertension

Overview

Systemic arterial hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for all-cause morbidity and death globally, and it is linked to an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Fewer than half of persons with hypertension are aware of their illness, and many more are aware but untreated or improperly managed, despite the fact that good hypertension therapy decreases the worldwide burden of disease and mortality.

The cause of hypertension is complicated by the interaction of environmental and pathophysiological variables affecting many systems, as well as hereditary predisposition. Accurate standardized blood pressure (BP) measurement, assessment of patients' predicted risk of atherosclerotic CVD, evidence of target organ damage, detection of secondary causes of hypertension, and presence of comorbidities, including CVD and kidney disease, are all part of the evaluation of hypertensive patients.