Isolated systolic hypertension in Asia

• Main Authors: Tsai, Tsung-Ying, Cheng, Hao-Min, Chuang, Shao-Yuan, Chia, Yook-Chin, Soenarta, Arieska Ann, Minh, Huynh Van, Siddique, Saulat, Turana, Yuda, Tay, Jam Chin, Kario, Kazuomi, Chen, Chen-Huan
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34473/

Isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) is the most common type of essential hypertension in the elderly and young adults. With rapid industrialization and population aging, the prevalence of ISH in Asia will rise substantially. Asian populations have distinct epidemiological features, risk factors and...