Practical guidelines for diagnosing arterial hypertension of the Croatian Society of Hypertension of Croatian Medical Association and the Working Group on Hypertension of the Croatian Cardiac Society

Diagnostic value of cardiac ultrasound in estimating the duration of arterial hypertension

“…The average duration of HBP was 6.14±5.50 years. According to the degree of classification of arterial hypertension ( 1 , 2 ), the highest proportion were subjects with the first degree of hypertension (44%), followed by subjects with a third degree (36%), and the smallest have the second stage of arterial hypertension (20%). Of the total number of subjects, 14 of them or 28% did not take any antihypertensive drugs, respectively.…”

“…Arterial hypertension (AH) is one of the leading public health problems and a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality ( 1 ). According to the latest classification criteria of the European Society for Arterial Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) from 2018, arterial hypertension is defined by values of systolic arterial pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic arterial pressure ≥ 90 mmHg measured by calibrated mercury pressure gauge ( 1 - 3 ). The total prevalence of arterial hypertension is about 30-45% of the total population, and it grows proportionally with the increase in age ( 1 ).…”

“…According to the latest classification criteria of the European Society for Arterial Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) from 2018, arterial hypertension is defined by values of systolic arterial pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic arterial pressure ≥ 90 mmHg measured by calibrated mercury pressure gauge ( 1 - 3 ). The total prevalence of arterial hypertension is about 30-45% of the total population, and it grows proportionally with the increase in age ( 1 ). HBP is thought to be responsible in 18% of all deaths ( 4 ).…”

Laboratory medicine in arterial hypertension

“…Considering the widespread use of the BP measuring devices at home and in outpatient clinics and the many possible variants of BP methodology, we conducted an online survey of the knowledge among symposium participants (N = 103). The survey was based on the current guidelines for BP measurement in office (OBP) and out-of-office ( 4 , 5 ).…”

“…Continuous arterial pressure measurement has increasingly become the diagnostic standard, which is also indicated in the follow-up of patients with AH, re-evaluation of poorly controlled AH and assessment of treatment efficacy ( 5 ).…”