Chinese expert consensus on precision medicine for hypertension diagnosis and treatment(2024)
Hypertension is a cardiovascular syndrome characterized by blood pressure elevation.Precise diagnosis is particularly important for precise treatment of hypertension.With the rapid development of informatics,biology,imaging,functional detection and other technologies,the precise diagnosis and treatment of hypertension has become possible.The diagnosis and treatment of hypertension has entered a new stage,which is to achieve the transforma-tion from"following general clinical guidelines"to"precision medicine that customizes treatment plans based on indi-vidual characteristics".To this end,the Cardiovascular Physicians Branch of the Chinese Medical Association organ-ized experts in the field of cardiovascular and hypertension in China to jointly compile the Chinese expert consensus on precision medicine for hypertension diagnosis and treatment(2024).The consensus proposed suggestions on the definition,precise diagnosis,precise treatment,and precise management of hypertension,and introduced new tech-nologies and research progress in implementing precise treatment of hypertension.There are feasible and effective cases of precise diagnosis and treatment of hypertension,such as monogenic hypertension and secondary hyperten-sion.However,precise diagnosis and treatment of hypertension involves multiple disciplines,and its promotion and popularization still face huge challenges.This consensus aims to provide reference for clinical physicians to accurately detect,diagnose,treat,and manage the specific conditions of hypertensive patients.