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May 1, 2015PLoS ONEOpen Access

Use of Medications and Lifestyles of Hypertensive Patients with High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Rural China

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Population

274 hypertensive patients aged 40-74 with a 10-year cardiovascular disease risk of 20% or higher, residing…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

GZGuanyang ZouZZZhitong ZhangJWJohn Walley

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Overview

Indicates inadequate evidence-based therapy in rural hypertensives; leaves open whether interventions can increase statin/aspirin uptake.

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Population
274 hypertensive patients aged 40-74 with a 10-year cardiovascular disease risk of 20% or higher (using the Asian Equation), residing in rural Zhejiang province, China. Mean age 68.8 years, 56.6% male.
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Outcome
Current practices in the use of modern drugs (antihypertensives, statins, aspirin), traditional drugs, medication compliance, and lifestyle factors

In rural China, hypertensive patients with high cardiovascular risk receive inadequate evidence-based treatments, with extremely low utilization of statins, aspirin, and combination antihypertensives.

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Zou et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70abb7e36a167817e27e7dhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124484
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