Review On Anti-Hypertensive Agents

Abstract

In this review the discussion was about the prevalence, awareness, diagnosis, treatment, and control of hypertension in a population-representative sample of adults. Hypertension is a major health problem throughout the world because of its high prevalence and its association with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension have played a major role in recent dramatic declines in coronary heart disease and stroke mortality in industrialized countries. However, in many of these countries, the control rates for high blood pressure have actually slowed in the last few years. This activity discusses the guidelines for selecting the appropriate antihypertensive medications