Diagnostics and treatment of arterial hypertension. The 2017 guidelines of the Czech Society of Hypertension

Abstract

Guidelines of the Czech Society of Hypertension includes epidemiology of hypertension, its diagnostics based on proper blood pressure measurement. Hypertension is classified according to blood pressure level and to etiology.

General principles of treatment and drug therapy is presented in details, including special situations.

Keywords

• epidemiology
• diagnostics
• blood pressure measurement
• classification of hypertension
• etiology
• principles of treatment
• drug therapy
• special situations