[Peculiarities of ulcerous and erosive lesions of gastroduodenal zone in patients with arterial hypertension].

The aim of the research was to evaluate peculiarities of ulcerous and erosive lesions of gastroduodenal zone (UELGDZ) in patients with arterial hypertension (AH). The authors studied clinical and endoscopic parameters in 442 patients with UELGDZ and AH, and 160 patients without AH (control group). The feature of the AH group was more frequent HP-invasion, aggravation of ulcerous process, development of complicated and atypical forms of the disease. In the patients with AH the clinical manifestations of chronic erosive gastritis were more diverse and severe; unfavorable clinical course prevailed. Risk of cardiovascular complications varied from low to very high, correlating with the severety of AH and UELGDZ.