Title: Analysis of pharmacotherapy and drug related problems in patients with arterial hypertension in Greece Student: Zisis Papadopoulos Tutor: Jiri Vlcek Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove Background: Arterial hypertension or high blood pressure is a chronic medical condition which is characterized by elevated blood pressure in the arteries and is an important risk factor for future development of cardiovascular disease. Also belongs to asymptomatic diseases because it usually does not cause symptoms for years until a vital organ is damaged. Moreover is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, due to its association with some other serious diseases like coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, atherosclerosis, renal disease, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome. Arterial hypertension for adults, who don't suffer from any other kind of diseases, is defined by an elevation of blood pressure to 140 / 90 mm Hg or to higher values. Aim: In the theoretical part the main aim is to analyze information regarding etiopathogenesis, diagnostic methods and treatment strategies of arterial hypertension, as well as classification and causes of drug-related-problems to antihypertensive agents. In the...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:333038 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Papadopoulos, Zisis |
| Contributors | Vlček, Jiří, Macek, Karel |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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