Expert roundtable: use of ramipril to treat hypertension in elderly patients. The view of the GP and cardiologist

Abstract

Arterial hypertension that can lead to the life-threatening conditions such as stroke and myocardial infarction still holds leading positions in the current cardiovascular disease profile in elderly patients. The patients often are not even aware of the existence of their hypertension, and therapy is not conducted. The situation is also aggravated by the widespread combination of concomitant arterial hypertension diseases and target organ damage. We asked our questions about modern ways to solve the problem to the leading domestic experts: GP Dmitry I. Trukhan, Dr. of Med. (Sci.), Associate Professor, Professor of Department of Polyclinic Therapy and Internal Diseases, Omsk State Medical University, and Cardiologist Olga D. Ostroumova, Dr. of Med. (Sci.), Head of Department of Therapy and Polymorbid Pathology, Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Professor of Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Propedeutics of Internal Diseases, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University).