The role of beta-blockers in the treatment of arterial hypertension: what do we know today

Abstract

Beta adrenergic receptor blocking agentsare one of the multi-function classes of the drugs, prescribing to treatvarious cardio-vascular diseases, and at the same time, this class have been mostly discussing for several years due to the number of publications with the critical comments and rule this class of drugs out from priority groups for the treatment of arterial hypertension (AH), as, for example, it took place in the United Kingdom and the United States. However, national guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of arterial hypertension (AH), as well as the guidelines from the European Society of Hyper- tension keep the same position on the β-blockers, including them on equal ground with list of 5 major classes of antihypertensive drugs to treat AH.

Keywords

• arterial hypertension
• antihypertensive therapy
• beta adrenergic receptor blocking agents