2003 European Society of Hypertension–European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

Pulmonary Hypertension Registry: a 10-Year Experience

Background: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), a fatal orphan disease, is defined as increased mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (mPAP) above 25 mm/Hg, Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure (PCWP) below 15 mm/Hg, and pulmonary vascular Resistance over 3 Wood Unit (WU). Although Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is a relatively prevalent disease, the idiopathic form (iPAH) is a rare disease with a pre...

2003 European Society of Hypertension-European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension.

Introduction and purpose In preparing these guidelines the Committee established by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has aimed at offering the best available and most balanced information to all those involved in the management of arterial hypertension. The Committee is aware that it is easier to prepare guidelines on a medical condition in...

Summary of the 2007 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension

Background The Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) published their fi rst European-specifi c guidelines in 2003. The decision to publish their own recommendations recognized that their historical endorsement of the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Society of Hyperten...

New joint European Society of Hypertension/European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension.

Smoking Amplifies Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Hypertension and Diabetes

Smoking is considered an important “risk factor” for arterial hypertension and diabetes management, according to, respectively, the current guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Cardiology on the management of arterial hypertension (1) and the guidelines on diabetes of the European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for the Study of Diabe...