Arterial hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: pathogenetic parallels and clinicofunctional features

The great prevalence of comorbidities, such as arterial hypertension (AH) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), generates a need to study the impact of COPD on the pathogenesis, course, and clinical picture of associated cardiovascular diseases. The paper analyzes the data available in the literature on the pathogenesis and course of arterial hypertension in patients with COPD. The paper also gives the authors’ data on the clinicofunctional and pathophysiological features of AH in patients with COPD. The findings suggest that the study group has clinical vascular and organ dysfunction that may both play a role in the pathogenesis of AH in the presence of COPD and prevent a high cardiovascular risk. Key words: arterial hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.