Arterial hypertension and atrial fi brillation: general pathogenesis and mutual eff ects on the course of diseases

Abstract

The article presents reviews of modern domestic and foreign scientific publications on the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with arterial hypertension (AH), as well as the issues of blood pressure control in AF. Arterial hypertension (AH) is often accompanied by comorbidity, and, in addition, is the most frequent factor in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). AF is the most common type of arrhythmia, which increases the risk of thromboembolic complications, heart failure, and leads to an increase in the overall mortality rate. The aim of the work was to study the pathological mechanisms of the formation of AF in hypertension, as well as their mutual impact on the course of diseases, and, in addition, to analyze and compare methods for measuring blood pressure (BP) in AF, used in modern clinical work, to identify the most objective method. A general scientific method was applied: analysis of modern scientifi c domestic and foreign literature on research problems, generalization, comparison, systematization of theoretical data on the experience of application. All reviews were indexed in PubMed, Medline, eLibrary, CyberLeninka, Google Scholar databases. The presented study allow us to conclude that hypertension is both a risk factor for atrial fi brillation and a complication of the course of the disease in patients with atrial fibrillation; the most objective method of measuring blood pressure in AF is oscillometric. The tasks and prospects of future research are identified.