Intervention Studies

The increased risk of arteriosclerotic vascular changes in hypertension can be significantly reduced by consistent long-term therapy of high pressure. This could be shown very clearly for patients with moderate and severe hypertension. The conditions in the treatment of mild hypertension are not so clear. Although there is a decrease in cerebral complications (apoplex), the effect on the frequency of cardiac events (myocardial infarctions) is comparatively small.