Updating approaches to patient management in the light of new European guidelines on arterial hypertension: analytical review

Abstract

Data from epidemiological studies show a high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, including arterial hypertension (AH) and the risk of complications, with changes in AH control and treatment techniques. The review article summarizes the main directions of the new European guidelines on hypertension, which help implement different patient groups in outpatient practice. Secondary risk factors for cardiovascular disease are revised in the new clinical guidelines. The recommendation outlines a diagnostic and therapeutic approach for resistant arterial hypertension, its associated phenotypes, and night-time hypertension. The use and position of renal denervation for antihypertensive treatment have been updated compared with previous recommendations. The new European clinical guidelines reflect a differentiated approach to target indicators of ambulatory blood pressure in different age groups, with functional levels of aging, comorbidity, and AH phenotypes, which is of great clinical importance for a primary care physician and can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease vascular complications.

Keywords

• arterial hypertension
• cardiovascular diseases
• risk factors
• target organ damage
• arterial hypertension phenotypes
• resistant arterial hypertension
• cardiovascular complications