New approaches to the prediction and treatment of arterial hypertension will be discussed by medics from five countries in Vitebsk

May 18, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA/. New approaches to risk stratification and treatment of arterial hypertension for the Eastern European region will be discussed by specialists from five countries at the VI International Scientific and Practical Conference "Arterial Hypertension and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases", which will be held on May 19-20 at the Vitebsk State Medical University. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by Vladislav Podpalov, Chairman of the Belarusian Public Association for Arterial Hypertension, Head of the Department of Therapy No. 1 of the Faculty of Professional Development and Retraining of VSMU. This year, the authoritative international forum will bring together more than 200 representatives of research centers and medical institutions from Russia, Poland, Latvia, Syria, as well as practicing specialists from medical centers of all regions of Belarus in Vitebsk. Representatives of the European Society of Hypertension will traditionally take part in its work. The main task of the conference is to develop recommendations and measures to reduce mortality from circulatory system diseases and increase life expectancy through the development of new strategies in predicting complications and combating arterial hypertension. Specialists will be presented with a discussion of fundamental and applied problems of prediction, prevention, and treatment of arterial hypertension. For example, Vitebsk specialists will present for the first time research results on new approaches to risk stratification for objective prediction of cardiovascular complications in patients with arterial hypertension for the Eastern European region. In addition, VSMU medical professionals have developed prognostic models that allow predicting the possibility of developing arterial hypertension and the probability of this occurring. The technology allows, in addition to drug treatment, to correct risk factors, which significantly increases the effect and leads to a reduction in the overall risk of cardiovascular complications and prolongs the life of a patient with high blood pressure. Also, during the forum, specialists from Poland will conduct a master class on assisting people in quitting smoking. The conference is organized by the Ministry of Health of Belarus, the Vitebsk State Medical University, and the Belarusian Public Association for Arterial Hypertension.-0-