Use of medications and lifestyles of hypertensive patients with high risk of cardiovascular disease in rural China.

Hypertension, with a global prevalence of 40%, is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We conducted an exploratory study in Zhejiang China to understand the prevention of CVD among hypertensive patients with a 10 year CVD risk of 20% or higher. We assessed current practices in a rural &#...

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Main Authors: Guanyang Zou, Zhitong Zhang, John Walley, Weiwei Gong, Yunxian Yu, Ruying Hu, Jia Yin, Min Yu, Xiaolin Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4416726?pdf=render