BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH FIRST GRADE ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION DURING MEDIUM TERM OBSERVATION IN REAL CONDITIONS

Blood pressure dynamics in patients with I grade arterial hypertension was assessed in everyday clinical practice after 71,3 ± 1,5 month follow up. Initially all patients were instructed in detail about possible methods of pharmaco-logical and non-pharmacological treatment. Blood pressure lowering was revealed in majority of patients and its degree did not depend on patients’ adherence to drug treatment. In real conditions during several years, comparable effects of lifestyle changes and hypotensive drug therapy were demonstrated. These findings may help to resolve the problem of low adherence to drug therapy in patients with I grade arterial hypertension.