“…With each subsequent decade of life, the incidence of death of women from CVDs increases by 3-5 times (24). At the same time there are prerequisites for the progression of HTN after menopause: endothelial dysfunction, obesity, increased sympathetic nervous system activity, activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and hypersensitivity to sodium chloride (2,3,15,19,24). These disorders lead to increased arteriole tone, vascular remodeling, increased vascular resistance, and HBP.…”