The coexistence of diabetes and hypertension drives the cardio-kidney-metabolic system into a vicious cycle. Therefore, intensive blood pressure control (IBP) is crucial for diabetic patients complicated with hypertension.Studies have shown that diabetic patients with hypertension have a significantly higher risk of adverse cardiovascular events compared to normotensive diabetic individuals. These two conditions jointly accelerate the […]
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Possible Interaction Between Hypertension and Malnutrition
In recent years, some scholars have proposed the concept of “malnutrition‑inflammation‑atherosclerosis syndrome”.This syndrome consists of three core components: malnutrition, inflammation, and atherosclerosis.The three components interact and aggravate each other, forming a vicious cycle.Malnutrition can induce chronic inflammation, which in turn promotes the progression of atherosclerosis, including vascular wall damage and calcification.Therefore, malnutrition may lead to […]
Hypertension is the most common companion complication of diabetes
When diabetic patients develop the combination of “diabetes plus hypertension”, it increases the burden on patients in three aspects: physical burden, difficulty of treatment, and financial cost of treatment. At the same time, the patient’s health risk increases significantly. It may accelerate the damage to target organs such as the kidneys and fundus.Doctors remind that […]