What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Review. Population: Hypertension. Intervention: Antihypertensive drugs.

January 1, 2015PulseOpen Access

Chinese Hypertension Guidelines

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

The 2010 Chinese hypertension guidelines recommended all five classes of antihypertensive drugs with a general blood pressure target of <140/90 mm Hg, <130/80 mm Hg for high-risk patients, and <150/90 mm Hg for the elderly.

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Population

Hypertensive patients in China

Design

Guideline

Authors

JWJi‐Guang WangPreventive Cardiology

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Updates hypertension management for >200 million Chinese patients; extends prior guidelines to rising national burden.

Structured PICO

Population

Hypertensive patients in China

Intervention

Antihypertensive drugs (all five classes)

Outcome

Blood pressure goals (<140/90 mm Hg generally, <130/80 mm Hg in high-risk, <150/90 mm Hg in elderly)surrogate

The 2010 Chinese hypertension guidelines established standard BP targets and recommended all five major antihypertensive drug classes, with updates currently under discussion.

Cite This Study

Ji‐Guang Wang (2015) conducted a review in Hypertension. Antihypertensive drugs was evaluated. The 2010 Chinese hypertension guidelines recommended all five classes of antihypertensive drugs with a general blood pressure target of <140/90 mm Hg, <130/80 mm Hg for high-risk patients, and <150/90 mm Hg for the elderly.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6a506b47a1bfb288f2b261 https://doi.org/10.1159/000382025

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark