title: [Arterial hypertension: current principles of therapy].
abstract: The paper outlines basic pathogenetic mechanisms of arterial hypertension (AH) including endothelial dysfunction, influence of risk factors and associated clinical conditions on AH prognosis; presents conception of AH risk stratification, aim and policy of antihypertensive drugs administration depending on the risk degree, the treatment algorithm; considers the problem of inadequate control of arterial pressure; provides criteria of assessing effectiveness of antihypertensive therapy.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Demin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents