Open AccessHypertension Summer School 19-25 September, 2009 - Smolenice, Slovakia
Author(s) -
А. В. Аксенова,
А. В. Аксенова
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
sistemnye gipertenzii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2542-2189
pISSN - 2075-082X
DOI - 10.26442/sg33112
Subject(s) - risk stratification , medicine , epidemiology , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , intensive care medicine , slovak , pediatrics , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , czech
The 2009 European Society of Hypertension Summer School on Hypertension was organized by the Slovak Society of Hypertension in Smolenice (Slovakia). The summer school covered many aspects of hypertension, including parts of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and clinical course, associated clinical conditions, and treatment. This report summarizes the key points. Hypertension is a systemic disease, involving many organs. Hypertension is highly prevalent, but not adequately treated. To choose the optimal therapeutic approach, stratification of total cardiovascular risk, including the assessment of target organ damage, is crucial. Antihypertensive treatment needs to be prompt and aggressive in those hypertensive subjects with high total cardiovascular risk.