Research progress on combined treatment of physical exercise and anti-hypertensive drugs for hypertension in elderly people / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Hypertension has a high prevalence in China, and the predominant reliance on drug treatment consumes enormous medical resources.Physical exercise is the only widely-accepted nonpharmacologic therapy for hypertension and is potentially cost-effective.How to incorporate exercise into a prescription for rational treatment of hypertension is a topic that needs to be addressed.This review examines the research progress on the treatment of hypertension combining physical exercise with anti-hypertensive drugs in elderly people, aiming to provide some information and options to promote personalized treatment strategies for hypertension in elderly people.