Why is blood pressure control unsatisfactory--or is it?

Abstract

Arterial hypertension is a strong risk factor forcardiovascular and renal disease. There are severalaspects that make the management of hypertensionalmost unique. Hypertension is common, i.e. there is ahigh prevalence of the condition in most industrializedcountries; it is simple to detect, i.e. ubiquitously avail-able office brachial manometry anduor ambulatoryblood-pressure measurement ensure a rapid and validdiagnosis; it is treatable, i.e. there is a great choice anddiversity of highly tolerable medications with provenblood pressure (BP)-lowering effects; and antihyper-tensive therapy is efficacious, i.e. there is a wealth of