Hypertension and menopause

The climacteric period (menopause) is one of the most important periods in a woman’s life, reflecting the natural extinction of the reproductive function. Current hormonal changes and developing menopausal disorders initiate the formation of pathological conditions that have a negative impact on bot...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: O. D. Ostroumova, I. V. Goloborodova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: «SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC 2019-09-01
Series:Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика
Subjects:
Online Access:https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/2305
Description
Summary:The climacteric period (menopause) is one of the most important periods in a woman’s life, reflecting the natural extinction of the reproductive function. Current hormonal changes and developing menopausal disorders initiate the formation of pathological conditions that have a negative impact on both the health and expectancy of life and its quality. Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most common pathological conditions. Arterial hypertension (AH) is a key risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases, in different periods of menopause has various clinical and pathogenetic features that must be considered during treatment. Indapamide have pronounced antihypertensive effect, organ-protective properties and metabolic neutrality. It is drug of choice for mono- or combination therapy for women with hypertension during different periods of menopause. Effective antihypertensive and organ-protective action, metabolic neutrality and safety of nitrendipine use allow us to recommend this drug for combination therapy of hypertension in women in distant menopause.The combination of indapamide and nitrendipine may be one of the most effective tools for hypertension treating in women in distant climacteric period.
ISSN:1728-8800
2619-0125