Horan M J
Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Health Psychol. 1988;7 Suppl:9-14.
Hypertension affects 30% of the U.S. adult population or 58 million Americans. A comprehensive national research effort has been developed for attacking this problem on multiple fronts including basic research, applied research and development, clinical research, clinical trials, demonstration and education research, and technology transfer through the National High Blood Pressure Education Program. As a result, important new insights into the etiology and pathogenesis of hypertension and advances in its control have been realized, but this momentum needs to be sustained to meet the many challenges presented by this disease.
高血压影响着30%的美国成年人口，即5800万美国人。美国已开展了一项全面的全国性研究工作，从多个方面攻克这一问题，包括基础研究、应用研究与开发、临床研究、临床试验、示范与教育研究，以及通过国家高血压教育计划进行技术转让。因此，在高血压的病因和发病机制方面已取得了重要的新见解，在其控制方面也有了进展，但需要保持这一势头，以应对这种疾病带来的诸多挑战。
