[Affective temperaments (cyclothymic, hypertymic, depressive, anxious, irritable) are stable parts of personality and after adolescent only their minor changes are detectable. Their connections with psychopathology is well-described; depressive temperament plays role in major depression, cyclothymic temperament in bipolar II disorder, while hyperthymic temperament in bipolar I disorder. Moreover, scientific data of the last decade suggest, that affective temperaments are also associated with somatic diseases. Cyclothymic temperament is supposed to have the closest connection with hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension is higher parallel with the presence of dominant cyclothymic affective temperament and in this condition the frequency of cardiovascular complications in hypertensive patients was also described to be higher. In chronic hypertensive patients cyclothymic temperament score is positively associated with systolic blood pressure and in women with the earlier development of hypertension. The background of these associations is probably based on the more prevalent presence of common risk factors (smoking, obesity, alcoholism) with more pronounced cyclothymic temperament. The scientific importance of the research of the associations of personality traits including affective temperaments with somatic disorders can help in the identification of higher risk patient subgroups.]

[Diuretics have remained the cornerstone of the antihypertensive treatment since their widespreading in the 1960s. According to the 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension, in the absence of evidence from direct comparator trials and recognizing that many of the approved single-pill combinations are based on hydrochlorothiazide, this drug and thiazide-like indapamide can be considered suitable antihypertensive agents. In the 2018 Hungarian guidelines indapamide is named as the most efficacious diuretic in the treatment of patients with hypertension. The aim of the publication is redefining thiazide- and thiazide-like diuretic use in the treatment of hypertensive patients, with particular attention to presently available hydrochlorothia­zide and indapamide, and their combination drugs in Hungary.]

[According to national and international guidelines, thiazide diuretics are considered first-line antihypertensive agents. They lower blood pressure and cardiovascular risk efficiently without serious side effects in low-dose monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensives. Furthermore, when given in combination with certain antihypertensive agents, a synergistic effect develops. Indapamide is a thiazide-like diuretic, virtually without metabolic side effects. Diuretics may have special benefit in the elderly and in certain target organ damage or concomittant disease (heart failure, hypervolaemia, etc). Adequate use of diuretic therapy can prevent hypertensive end-organ damage and other complications, and improves the patients' quality of life.]

[Worldwide, screening in the general population detects an increase in serum uric acid levels in both sexes. This growth trend is also valid for hypertension. Authors studied the incidence of serum uric acid levels and its correlation with age, risk factors, anthropological, metabolic characteristics, blood pressure, blood pressure target, organ damage, age-related co-morbidity and drug therapy in 47,372 hypertensive patients (22,688 males, 24,684 women). In the first part of their analysis they present the method of analysis and the basic correlations. The uric acid level is higher in men than in women, with the advancement of age increasing. Increases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure are associated with increases in serum uric acid levels, with a tendency for systolic pressure to be significantly higher. For ladies, the rising trend is smaller and always lower in uric acid values. The uric acid value is higher in patients with the non-target blood pressure. The presence of co-morbidity significantly increases serum uric acid levels.]

[Accelerated cardiovascular disease is a frequent complication of chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease promotes hypertension and dyslipidaemia, which in turn can contribute to the progression of renal failure. Diabetic nephropathy is a leading cause of renal failure. Hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes together are the major risk factors of the development of endothelial dysfunction and progression of atherosclerosis. Inflammatory mediators are often elevated and the renin-angiotensin system is frequently activated in chronic kidney disease. Promoters of calcification are increased and inhibitors are reduced, which favors vascular calcification, an important cause of vascular injury associated with end-stage renal disease. Accelerated atherosclerosis will then lead to increased prevalence of coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke and peripheral arterial disease.]