The recommendations review concerning the maintenance of patients with arterial hypertension: evidence and expert opinions

The article presents the comparison study of 4 English-language recommendations of professional communities during 2013 year concerning the methods used for formulating recommendations; blood pressure levels - BP (primary, threshold and target); the group of primary agents and the treatment regimens.Conclusions. Different methods for formulating recommendations and the use of expert opinions in the absence of the evidences can lead to certain differences in the recommendations. It is not enough being agreed upon the questions concerning the primary and target BP level in elderly patients, the use of b-blockers as the group of primary agents, nowadays and the recommendations show the different treatment regimens.