Clinical and epidemiological characteristics resistant hypertension in the practice of family doctor

Abstract

Arterial hypertension (AH) is one the most extensive cardio-vascular risk factors all over the world. According to present day statistics 31.5% of Ukrainian adult population have arterial blood pressure (ABP) higher norm. Resistant AH is aa widely spread clinical problem and its faced by both general practioners and specialists. The presence of non-controlled AH increases cardio-vascular risk, promotes early and significant damage of target organs and tissues. Thus, the studies of resistant AH directed to optimization of pseudo-resistant AH differentional diagnostics and resistant AH are of top urgency. The investigations done highlighted a lot of complaints, higher figures of ABP, decrease of quality of life, comorbid pathology was met more often.