INFLUENCE OF LONG-TERM USE OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS AND THE "HYPERTENSION SCHOOL" ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

Abstract

Purpose of the study. To study the effectiveness of long-term antihypertensive therapy and the impact of the educational program "School of hypertension" on the incidence of cardiovascular complications in patients with AH (arterial hypertension) I-II degree in a polyclinic. Material and research methods. The study included 610 patients with 1–2-degree AH. The duration of AH was 6.8±1.6 years. Of the 610 patients examined, 231 (37.9%) were patients with stage I AH (mean age of patients was 46.7 ± 7.0 years) and 379 (62.1%) with stage 2 AH (mean age 49.1 +6.92 years).