Interní Med. 2018; 20(2): 108-110
Hypertension is one of the most common diseases in developed countries. Together with other risk factors, it is one of the mostserious risk factors for cardiovascular (CV) diseases. The closest relationship has been demonstrated between the hypertension andthe stroke and the heart failure. Hypertension treatment is one of the most successful medical achievements of the past centuryby use new effective antihypertensive drugs, but still remains a problem to achieve optimal blood pressure (BP) values.A commonrecommendation is to reduce BP below 140/90 mmHg, lower values are preferable. In specific cases, we lower the BP to thetolerated values. In younger patients, we place greater emphasis on diastolic BP values, in middle-aged and old-age patients onsystolic BP, because they are critical for CV risk.
Published: May 1, 2018 Show citation
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