Essentials of hypertension measurement and its value to special types of hypertension

Author: Zi-ting ZHOU ¹ ; Yong YUAN ¹ ; Wei-wei SU ¹ ; Jun TAO ¹
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1. Department of Hypertensive Vascular Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510080, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: blood pressure measurements; special types of hypertension
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2019;39(01):16-18
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: With the rapid aging of China's population, the incidence of hypertension has increased year by year. The lack of awareness, treatment and control is still one of the important public health problems of China. In-depth understanding of blood pressure measurement, so that residents understand their blood pressure level. It is an important part of improving residents' health literacy. Therefore, the article briefly discusses the key points of blood pressure measurement and its value for special types of hypertension.