Hypertension Theraphy

Experts call for a more generic intervention to prevent cardiovascular events in people at high risk, and also recommend smoking cessation and reducing salt intake

More than 200 experts in hypertension have gathered in Seville to celebrate Hypertension Annual Meeting organized by the Spanish Society of Cardiology (ESC). At the meeting were released the results of several studies related to the treatment of hypertension (HTA) conducted in primary care and cardiology services, an example of these is the TABARCA study that analyzes the influence of snuff in cardiovascular complications in patients admitted to hospital for an acute coronary syndrome.

Another central thrust of the meeting has been prevention in patients at high risk if, as says Dr. Pilar Mazon, president of the Hypertension Section of the SEC, “we must move towards a more vigorous intervention, both pharmacological as reinforcing the changes in lifestyle, with special emphasis on the abandonment of snuff, including smoking cessation drugs. It should consider the cardiovascular risk in a comprehensive manner, taking into account renal function and extracardiac vascular level.

Along with diabetes, hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factors, the most prevalent and which is attributed to higher mortality directly associated with increased ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and renal failure.

The future of hypertension is not encouraging. For the year 2025 is expected to increase 24 percent in the prevalence of the disease in developed countries. In fact, after 65 years, more than 2 / 3 of the Spanish population is affected by the disease. Still, there is increasing information about the problem, “most people care to know their blood pressure numbers and a higher percentage of hypertensive patients undergoing treatment and are well controlled.”

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