Key result
Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment programs for elderly patients with hypertension take advantage of both modalities and warrant future study.
Population
Elderly patients with hypertension
Design
Review
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May support integrated approaches in elderly hypertension; leaves open confirmation by rigorous RCTs before practice change.
An integrated approach combining Western and traditional Chinese medicine may offer a balanced treatment strategy for elderly patients with hypertension, though more rigorous clinical trials are needed.
H. Li (2009) conducted a review in Hypertension. Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine was evaluated. Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment programs for elderly patients with hypertension take advantage of both modalities and warrant future study.
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