Previous studies indicate that, despite efforts to understand and control arterial systemic hypertension, rates of ASH control are low and some difficulties are listed such as: access to health services and medications, adherence to guidelines, quantity of medication usage, non-controlling hypertension even on medication, family help regarding treatment, difficulty in maintaining regular practice of physical exercise. Therefore, it is necessary to encourage dietary control, increased patient support and new forms of affordable and effective non-pharmacological treatment, in addition to measuring the impact disease causes in life and living of those patients.