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Filter by:Pediatric primary hypertension is increasingly common, occurring in 5-10% of normal-weight children and up to 25% of children with obesity. It is a risk factor for adult cardiovascular and renal disease. But even during childhood, hypertension is associated with significant morbidity, including cognitive impairment and organ damage. In the heart and kidneys, this organ damage is characterized by thickened heart muscle (left ventricular hypertrophy) and spillage of protein in the urine (albuminuria). Obese children are also at risk for fatty liver disease. However, the cause of pediatric primary hypertension, the role of obesity, and the mechanisms behind heart and kidney injury are poorly understood. Due to these limitations, there are no first-line medications, and treatment is often inadequate. An altered renin-angiotensin system may cause primary hypertension and related organ damage. Evidence suggests uric acid, FGF23, klotho, and obesity play a role in renin-angiotensin system-mediated injury. An improved comprehension of the pathophysiology of pediatric primary hypertension could enhance clinical care by targeting treatment to the cause of disease and informing novel measurement of organ damage.
The Strategy of Blood Pressure Intervention in the Elderly Hypertensive Patients (STEP) is a 2-arm, multi-center, prospective, randomized, open-labeled, blinded-endpoint trial. The purpose of this trial is to test whether a treatment program aimed at reducing systolic blood pressure (SBP) to a lower goal (<130 mmHg, intensive treatment) than currently recommended (<150 mmHg, standard treatment) will reduce CVD risk among persons between 60-80 years of old. Furthermore, this trial will also examine the effect of blood pressure APP management strategy via WeChat network on medication compliance, blood pressure control and CVD benefits.
The purpose of this study is to assess which drug is more effective of Ramiprin®(ramipril) and Tritace®(ramipril) in the Treatment of Essential Hypertension