Abstract
Objective: to determine levels of patient awareness of the presence of arterial hypertension (AH), to analyze antihypertensive drug therapy and monitor the effectiveness of AH control in Gomel region. Material and methods. Survey of doctors, patients with AH, study of medical records, calculation of body mass index (BMI). We used the statistical software «Statistica», 6.0, «Biostatistics», 4.03. Results. The average level of awareness of the presence of AH was 79.0%, women had higher awareness level than men (85 and 65.2 %). The basis of the AH treatment was hypertension drugs of pharmacological classes recommended by the international societies of cardiology for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of AH. The combined schemes of the treatment prevailed. Conclusion. Adequate antihypertensive therapy, control of blood pressure levels after the treatment will reduce the incidence of complications and make it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug therapy.
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