Low rate of resistant hypertension in Chinese patients with hypertension
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Low rate of resistant hypertension in Chinese patients with hypertension: an analysis of the HOT-CHINA study
OBJECTIVE The rate of resistant hypertension in China is unknown. This is an analysis of resistant hypertension based on Hypertension Optimal Treatment Study in China. METHODS The study was conducted in 148 cities in mainland China from April 2001 to February 2002, which included 54,590 hypertensive patients (≥18 years of age), and used a five-step treatment programme. Patients not achieving ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0263-6352
DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e32836586a1