Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), endorsed by the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Authors/Task Force Members.
Arterial hypertension is the main independent factor of cardiovascular risk. Thus the decrease in blood pressure reduces the frequency of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications.