Methodical aspects of arterial hypertension epidemiology monitoring in Russian Federation population: Target Federal Program «Arterial hypertension prevention and treatment in Russian Federation, 2002-2008»

Abstract

The article is devoted to methodical recommendations on sample selection in regions with varying population size; representativeness assessment criteria; standard diagnostic methods for arterial hypertension (AH), risk factors, target organ status, and concomitant pathology; total cardiovascular risk assessment, as a part of the Target Federal Program «Arterial hypertension prevention and treatment in Russian Federation, 2002-2008».