Abstract
Introduction: Hypertension is currently considered the major chronic disease affecting the global health, a leading worldwide public health problem; It is considered one the most important risk factors for cardiac, cerebrovascular and kidney diseases by World Health Organization. Many guidelines exist for the management of hypertension. Most of them include Lifestyle modifications and Pharmacologic therapy. If a lifestyle modification fails to to achieve the goal BP, there are several drug options for treating and managing hypertension. In this review, we point out the effect of chronic use of antihypertensive medications on hypertensive patients. Aim of work: In this review, we will discuss the common effects of antihypertensives on hypertension management. Methodology: We did a systematic search for appendicitis and appendectomy using PubMed search engine (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) and Google Scholar search engine (https://scholar.google.com). Our search also looked for effect of antihypertensives on hypertensive patients. All relevant studies were retrieved and discussed. We only included full articles. Conclusions: Hypertension is currently considered the major chronic disease affecting the global health, a leading worldwide public health problem, It is considered one the most important risk factors for cardiac, cerebrovascular and kidney diseases by World Health Organization. The long-term effect of chronic use of antihypertensive medications on hypertensive patients is an important topic in the management of hypertension. In this review we summarized some of the most important effects of antihypertensive medications on compliance, quality of life, sexual function, and cognitions. It remains a topic of controversy and individualized treatment is often recommended.