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Precision Hypertension.

📅 April 1, 2024 👤 Dzau Victor J, Hodgkinson Conrad P 📖 Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)

🤖 Plain-English Summary

Hypertension affects >1 billion people worldwide. In this review, we discuss the progress toward precision medicine for hypertension with more predictiveness and individualization of treatment.

🔑 Key Findings

  • Complications of hypertension include stroke, renal failure, cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, and cardiac failure.
  • Despite the development of various antihypertensive drugs, the number of people with uncontrolled hypertension continues to rise.
  • While the lack of compliance associated with frequent side effects to medication is a contributory issue, there has been a failure to consider the diverse nature of hypertensive populations.

💡 Why This Matters

Understanding this could lead to better treatments, improved diagnostics, or a deeper grasp of how the human body works — benefiting patient care globally.

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📋 Article Details

Category 🧬 Medicine & Biology
Published Apr 01, 2024
Journal Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
Authors Dzau Victor J, Hodgkinson Conrad P
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21710
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