Terapevticheskii arkhivTerapevticheskii arkhiv0040-36602309-5342LLC Obyedinennaya Redaktsiya3298210.26442/terarkh20189094-7Review ArticleArterial hypertension in the light of current recommendationsChazovaI E-Myasnikov Research Institute of Clinical Cardiology. FSBI "National medical research center of Cardiology" of the Ministry of Health of Russia150920189094711042020Copyright © 2018, Consilium Medicum2018Arterial hypertension (AH) refers to the most common cardiovascular diseases. The expert community regularly creates recommendations on the definition, diagnostics and treatment of hypertension. The most significant documents are recommendations American Medical Societies and the European Society for Hygiene in association with the European cardiological society. The latter document, as a rule, is fundamental for the creation of Russian recommendations on AH. Similarities are discussed in the article and differences in perceptions of the classification of hypertension, target levels of blood pressure, approaches to non-drug and drug therapy of the disease.arterial hypertensionblood pressureblood pressure control levelantihypertensive therapycombination antihypertension therapyguidelinesартериальная гипертонияартериальное давлениеконтроль уровня артериального давленияантигипертензивная терапиякомбинированная антигипертензивная терапиярекомендации[Mills K.T, Bundy J.D, Kelly T.N, et al. Global disparities of hypertension prevalence and control: a systematic analysis of population - based studies from 90 countries. Circulation. 2016 August 9;134(6):441-50.][Бойцов С.А., Баланова Ю.А., Шальнова С.А. и др. Артериальная гипертония среди лиц 25-64 лет: распространенность, осведомленность, лечение и контроль. По материалам исследования ЭССЕ. Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика. 2014;13(4):4-14.][Whelton P.K, Carey R.M, Aronow W.S, et al. 2017 ACC|AHA|AAPA| ABC|ACPM|AGS|APhA|ASH|ASPC|NMA|PCNA Guideline for the prevention, defection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults. JACC. 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017,11.006.4][Wright J.T, Williamson J.D, Whelton P.K, et al. A randomized trial of intensive versus standard blood - pressure control. New Ing J Med. 2015 November 26;373(22):2103-16.][Verdecchia P, Angeli F, Gentile G, Reboldi G. More versus less intensive blood pressure - lowering strategy. Hypertension. 2016;68:642-53.][Thomopoulos C, Parati G, Zanchetti A. Effects of blood pressure lowering and different achieved blood pressure levels - updated overview and meta - analyses of randomized trials. J Hypertension. 2016;34: 613-22.][Чазова И.Е., Ощепкова Е.В., Жернакова Ю.В. Диагностика и лечение артериальной гипертонии. Клинические рекомендации. Кардиологический вестник. 2015;1:3-30.]