Aim. To study psychological status and influence of antihypertensive therapy (AHT) on it in Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) accident consequences liquidators, who suffer arterial hyper-tension (AH), with controlled treatment compared to the standard treatment in out-patient clinic. Material and methods. 81 liquidators with AH (all men) were included into open compara-tive randomized study. Study duration was 12 months. Patients were randomized into main group (MG) and control group (CG). Patients of MG received strictly regulated stepped AHT based on ACE inhibitor spirapril 6 mg daily (Quadropril®, Pliva-AVD), hypothiazide was added if necessary (12.5-25 mg daily) and afterwards – atenolol (12.5-100 mg daily). In CG AHT and its correction was set by physician in polyclinic. Brief multifactor questionnaire for personality analysis was used to study psychological status. Results. 57 patients completed the study, 28 in MG and 29 in CG. In MG target blood pres-sure (BP) levels were reached in 22 (78.6%) patients, in CG – in 11 (38%) patients (p<0.01). The main feature of psychological status of liquidators with AH was hypochondriac, depressive and anxious disorders. Controlled AHT made it possible to reach improvement in psychological status, i.e. growth of optimism and activity of patients, more often, than standard treatment in out-patient clinics. Increase in number of patients with pronounced anxious changes was observed in CG. Effi-ciency of AHT in liquidators with AH is connected with severity of depressive disturbances: in subgroups with inefficient treatment patients had the highest level of depression. In liquidators with AH, possessing neurotic disturbances, spirapril was efficient both as monotherapy, and in combina-tion with diuretic hydrochlorothiazide and beta-blocker atenolol. Conclusion. Controlled AHT in liquidators with AH has advantages over standard treatment in out-patient clinic and results in more frequent target BP level achievement as well as more fre-quent psychological status improvement.

Aim. To compare effectiveness of controlled antihypertenive therapy (AHT) and standard outpatient care among Chernobyl male liquidators (ML) with mild to moderate arterial hypertension (AH). Material and methods. This 12-month, open, comparative randomized study included 81 ML aged 37-70, with mild to moderate AH. The main group consisted of 42 patients, the control group – of 39; mean age 52.2±1.3 and 51.5±1.1 years, mean AH duration 10±1 and 9.6±1 years, respectively. In main group, patients received an ACE inhibitor spirapril, combined with hypothiazide (12.5-25 mg/d), and atenolol (12.5-100 mg/d), if necessary. In control group, AHT and its correction were performed by outpatient physicians. Medical history collection, physical examination, anthropometry, blood pressure (BP) measurement (three times), and electrocardiograpy were performed. Results. During one-year controlled AHT, comparing to standard outpatient care, more effective decrease in systolic and diastolic BP was achieved. Antihypertensive effect was registered in 78.6% and 38.0% of the main and control group patients, respectively. At the end of the study, most participants from the main group ((78.6%) received combined therapy (2 or more drugs); in control group, this number was only 17.2%. Conclusion. The results of the study demonstrated high effectiveness and benefits of long-term controlled AHT, comparing to standard outpatient care.