β-blockers are widely administered to patients with various cardiovascular diseases including hypertension. However, in recent years, studies have questioned or even denied the antihypertensive effect of β-blockers, which has caused confusion to cardiovascular clinicians. Based on the systematic analysis of a number of studies, the author believes that β-blockers still remain the status as the first-line antihypertensives.

Hypertension and hyperuricemia often coexist, and have a high incidence and often incur great harm. The current guidelines recommend active control of uric acid and blood pressure levels. But patients with high uric acid and high blood pressure still need detailed guidelines to standardize the treatment to avoid incurring more drug-related side effects. This article reviews the epidemiology and clinical harm, the therapeutic target value, the consensus and controversy on therapeutic treatment of high blood pressure combined with high uric acid.

The increasing incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a major global public health problem. Hypertension and CKD can cause and effect each other and often coexist. Controlling blood pressure is one of the core tasks in the treatment of CKD. Over the past 10 years, many large clinical studies have provided evidence-based medical evidence for the updating and revision of hypertension management guidelines, but there remains controversies in targets of blood pressure in hypertensive patients with CKD. Personalized and evidence-based management is the key to achieve effective control of blood pressure and slow the progression of CKD. This review will summary the epidemiological status of hypertensive patients with CKD and the progress related to the targets of controlling blood pressure in CKD.

The human biorhythm is closely related to the blood pressure level and the effect of the antihypertensive treatment of hypertension. The human circadian biorhythm changes the therapeutic effect of antihypertensive drugs by affecting the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; at the same time, following the human blood pressure rhythm in the treatment of hypertension can reduce the risk of target organ damage and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Therefore, in the treatment of hypertension, the administration time and drug dosage should be adjusted according to the pharmacochronology to obtain the best curative effect and minimal side effects, and reduce the occurrence of adverse reactions and complications.