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. 2024 Nov;65(11):1099-1108.
doi: 10.1007/s00108-024-01803-2. Epub 2024 Oct 30.

[Arterial hypertension-Current recommendations for action]

[Article in German]
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[Arterial hypertension-Current recommendations for action]

[Article in German]
Milen Babic et al. Inn Med (Heidelb). 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Arterial hypertension (aHT) currently affects nearly 1 in every 3 persons in Germany and the number of those affected is steadily increasing. Only half of the patients treated show a controlled blood pressure in the follow-up. A suboptimal treatment involves the danger of cardiovascular and renal events that under certain circumstances can have a fatal course. The publication of the first national treatment guidelines (NVL) on hypertension and the new guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) 2023 simultaneously represent two updates. Both emphasize the necessity to avoid hypertension-mediated organ damage (HMOD) and the identification of high blood pressure. The focussing on preventive measures and lifestyle recommendations as well as the simplification of target blood pressure values play important roles in the routine practice. This article provides a practical summary of the current recommendations of both guidelines on the diagnostics and treatment of aNT, discusses relevant differences and provides routinely applicable advice.

Die arterielle Hypertonie (aHT) betrifft aktuell beinahe jeden 3. in Deutschland lebenden Menschen, und die Zahl der Betroffen steigt stetig. Nur die Hälfte der behandelten Patienten weist im weiteren Verlauf einen kontrollierten Blutdruck auf. Eine nichtoptimale Therapie birgt die Gefahr kardiorenovaskulärer, u. U. tödlich verlaufender Ereignisse. Mit dem Erscheinen der ersten Nationalen VersorgungsLeitlinie (NVL) Hypertonie und der neuen Leitlinie der European Society of Hypertension (ESH) 2023 liegen gleich zwei Updates vor. Beide betonen die Notwendigkeit der Vermeidung von „hypertension-mediated organ damage“ (HMOD) und die Identifikation des Bluthochdrucks. Bedeutende Rollen spielen die Fokussierung auf präventive Maßnahmen und Lebensstilempfehlungen sowie die Vereinfachung der Zielblutdruckwerte im Praxisalltag. Der vorliegende Beitrag fasst die aktuellen Empfehlungen beider Leitlinien zu Diagnostik und Behandlung der aHT praxisnah zusammen, diskutiert relevante Unterschiede und gibt Alltagshinweise.

Keywords: Guidelines; Hypertension-mediated organ damage; Lifestyle risk reduction; Patient adherence; Treatment resistance.

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