The impact of hypertension on the risk of the development of a cardiovascular event or death is directly proportional to the level of blood pressure i.e. its control. In addition, the presence of other risk factors further amplify its risk at any level of blood pressure. for hypertension treatment, the two most important issues are the choice of antihypertensive agents and the target/goal blood pressure attainment. An increasing number of trials have provided evidence that antihypertensive therapy that results in adequate blood pressure control provides some degree of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and renal protection.