Author/Editor		Kolšek, Borut
Title		Variabilnost krvnega tlaka
Translated title		Blood pressure variability
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 50, št. 4
Publication year		2011
Volume		str. 441-6
Language		slo
Abstract		Several publications in scientific magazines try to revive the interest in the frequently overlooked importance of the variability and the consequences of blood pressure variability on cardiovascular events. Despite the fact that arterial hypertension is the most prevalent risk factor, which can be controlled by means of drugs, the development of target organ damage destruction and cardiovascular events has not been fully explained yet. There is a growing body of evidence that the level of blood pressure variability, which should be determined as aroutine, plays an important role in this process. Currently, it is the method of 24-hour ambulatory blood press ure monitoring that has proved as the most useful one. There is the need of additional research, which will explain the causes/consequences ofblood pressure variability and its treatment. It is undoubtedly necessary to redu ce the mean blood pressure, however, patients with consistently reduced blood pressure have better prognosis. The characteristics ofindividual antihypertensive drugs and their effect on blood pressure variability are be coming more and more important.
Descriptors		BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION HYPERTENSION BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS RISK FACTORS CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS CORONARY DISEASE