What is new in the 2018 Chinese hypertension guideline and the implication for the management of hypertension in Asia?

• Main Authors: Wang, Ji Guang, Chia, Yook Chin, Chen, Chen Huan, Park, Sungha, Hoshide, Satoshi, Tomitani, Naoko, Kabutoya, Tomoyuki, Shin, Jinho, Turana, Yuda, Soenarta, Arieska Ann, Tay, Jam Chin, Buranakitjaroen, Peera, Nailes, Jennifer, Van Minh, Huynh, Siddique, Saulat, Sison, Jorge, Sogunuru, Guru Prasad, Sukonthasarn, Apichard, Teo, Boon Wee, Verma, Narsingh, Zhang, Yu Qing, Wang, Tzung Dau, Kario, Kazuomi
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24766/; https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.13803

The new Chinese hypertension guideline comprehensively covers almost all major aspects in the management of hypertension. In this new guideline, hypertension remains defined as a systolic/diastolic blood pressure of at least 140/90 mm Hg. For risk assessment, a qualitative approach is used similarly...