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La hipertensión arterial sistémica es una enfermedad que afecta casi a la mitad de la población. Su compleja fisiopatología, que afecta principalmente a los sistemas renal, hormonal, cardiovascular y neurológico, ha permitido tener diferentes estrategias farmacológicas para tratar cada uno de esos sistemas y así regular la tensión arterial. La American Heart Association en el 2017, la European Society of Cardiology en el 2018 y, por último, la International Society of Hypertension en el 2020, publicaron recomendaciones para el diagnóstico, monitoreo y tratamiento de la hipertensión arterial. La definición de tensión arterial normal o hipertensión varía de acuerdo con cada guía. Las recomendaciones en los cambios del estilo de vida son muy similares, al igual que el tratamiento farmacológico mediante inhibidores del sistema renina-angiotensina, antagonistas de canales de calcio y diuréticos tiazídicos y solo en casos seleccionados el uso de antagonistas de la aldosterona o betabloqueadores.

Hypertension is a disease that affects almost half of the population. Its complex pathophysiology, mainly affecting the renal, hormonal, cardiovascular and neurological systems, has allowed us to have different pharmacological strategies to treat each of these systems and thus regulate blood pressure. The American Heart Association in 2017, the European Society of Cardiology in 2018, and the American Society of Hypertension in 2020 published their recommendations for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of arterial hypertension. The definition of normal blood pressure or hypertension varies according to each guideline. Recommendations on lifestyle and pharmacological therapy are very similar in the guidelines. They recommend blockers of the renin-angiotensin system, calcium antagonists and thiazides, and only in selected cases the use of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist or beta-blockers.

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect any organ with a predisposition for women of reproductive age. It is related to a higher risk of cardiovascular events, increasing it up to 50 times in young people, and 30% of deaths are attributed to coronary artery disease. The risk of developing cardiovascular disease in SLE is related not only to traditional cardiovascular risks factors such as advanced age, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes but also to disease-specific factors, such as degree of activity, autoantibodies, organ damage, and treatment. Accelerated atherosclerosis is one of the main contributors to pathogenesis. Manifestations range from angina to acute myocardial infarction and sudden death. Markers have been studied for the detection of subclinical disease and stratification of these patients, as well as different treatment options to improve the cardiovascular prognosis of the disease.