[Last developments on hypertension].
The following article reviews some of the most recent data that have come to light in the field of hypertension during the last year, including the long lasting controversy USA/Europe on the definition and treatment of hypertension, the importance of the interrelationship hypertension/sleep apnea syndrome, to conclude by discussing some of the most compelling implications of the main trials that have been published during the last few months.
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario San Juan, Alicante, Spain. bertomeu_vic@gva.es
Vicente
V
Bertomeu Martínez
Pedro
P
Morillas Blasco
Federico
F
Soria Arcos
Pilar
P
Mazón Ramos
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents