New targets and old therapies for arterial hypertension

The article discusses approaches to the choice of antihypertensive drugs, which may be based on the adoption and implementation of new clinical guidelines for the management of patients with arterial hypertension. This paper provides data on the efficacy and safety of candesartan, an antihypertensive drug, which advantages were identified during a large number of randomized clinical trials. It discusses the recently published data on the effectiveness of more intensive regimens of antihypertensive therapy to reduce the risk of moderate cognitive impairment in patients with arterial hypertension. In this regard, the authors provide data of the previously completed studies, which showed the effect of candesartan on the rate of cognitive decline in patients with arterial hypertension in the elderly and senile age. The features of the pharmacological characteristics of candesaratan that can remotely explain its clinical efficacy are considered. The data of experimental studies of candesartan in animals, which contribute to the concept of the possible effects of candesartan, are presented.