Importance of Primary Prevention for Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risks

Semiz LJ, Semiz Z Z.

Volume 15 Issue 1

Global Journal of Medical Research

Summary Arterial hypertension is a mass, non contagious disease influenced bynumerous risk factors anditself presents a risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebra vasculardisease, kidney disease and peripheral blood vessel disease. (1) Therefore, primary preventiontoday contains cardiovascular risk assessment, based on SCORE (Systematic Coronary RiskEva luation) charts which are used to assess ten years risk for initial (first) fatal arterioscleroticevent. Our research covered 39 subjects with arterial hypertension, both genders, aged between40 and 54, who were motivated for decisive implementation of p rimary prevention measures inaccordance with recommendations for cardiovascular diseases prevention and which arepromoting healthy life style.