title: Chronotherapy of hypertension: when can be as important as with what.
abstract: The "manometric" way of considering the general management of high blood pressure (HBP) must remain ancient history. The huge therapeutical armamentarium (over 75 preparations, in 9 different classes) existing nowadays allows us to select the drugs most appropriate for the comorbidities of each case. The BP level target, unanimously considered a very important element of HBP management, must not be the only one. An important and very promising possibility to improve the therapeutical efficacy of the antihypertensive treatment is chronotherapy. By using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) it is now possible to "refine", to better "tailor" the management of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, IInd Medical Clinic, Clinical Emergency Hospital, Ilfov County, Bucharest, Romania. balanhoria@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bălan
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D019454:Chronotherapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents