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Personalized hypertension management in practice.
Patrick A Gladding1, Alasdair Patrick2, Paul Manley2
1Theranostics Laboratory, North Shore Hospital, Shakespeare Rd, Auckland, New Zealand.
Personalized Medicine
|May 18, 2018
Summary
Genomic and personalized medicine offer new hypertension diagnostics and treatments. Integrating these advances into clinical practice requires a paradigm shift for better prevention and management.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Genomics
- Personalized Medicine
Background:
- Genomic and personalized medicine are revolutionizing healthcare.
- Translating these advances into clinical practice for hypertension management has been slow.
- Current hypertension management strategies need enhancement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent advances in hypertension diagnostics.
- To offer new perspectives on future hypertension management.
- To highlight the need for integrated and holistic approaches.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of recent advances in genomic and personalized medicine related to hypertension.
- Analysis of current challenges in translating research into clinical practice.
- Synthesis of future directions for hypertension prevention and treatment.
Main Results:
- Significant progress in genomic and personalized diagnostics for hypertension.
- Identification of barriers to clinical implementation of new knowledge.
- Emerging concepts for integrated and holistic hypertension management.
Conclusions:
- Genomic and personalized medicine hold great promise for hypertension care.
- A paradigm shift is necessary to effectively integrate new approaches.
- Holistic and population-wide strategies are crucial for improved hypertension outcomes.
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