Expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment of adult mental stress induced hypertension in China (2022 revision): Part A

• Published in: Heart and mind (Mumbai, India) India), 2022-04, Vol.6 (2), p.45-51
• Main Authors: Lin Lu, Qingshan Geng, Jian'an Wang, Chunlin Bai, Gong Cheng, Yinghua Cui, Bo Dong, Jianqun Fang, Feng Gao, Ruowen Huang, Shuwei Huang, Yuming Li, Gang Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, Yan Lu, Yanping Ren, Jialiang Mao, Dazhuo Shi, Huimin Su, Xinyu Sun, Xingguo Sun, Xiangdong Tang, Fengshi Tian, Hong Tu, Hao Wang, Qing Wang, Xiangqun Wang, Junmei Wang, Le Wang, Yibo Wang, Yumei Wang, Zhipeng Wang, Shaojun Wen, Hui Wu, Yanqing Wu, Peng Xiong, Guolong Yu, Ning Yang, Xiaoling Zhao, Haicheng Zhan, Meiyan Liu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: covid-19; expert consensus; hypertension; mental stress
• ISSN: 2468-6476; 2468-6484
• DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_4_22

Mental stress has been recognized as an essential risk factor for hypertension. Therefore, experts specializing in cardiology, psychiatry, and Traditional Chinese Medicine organized by the Psycho-Cardiology Group of College of Cardiovascular Physicians of Chinese Medical Doctor Association and Hypertension Group of Chinese Society of Cardiology proposed the expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of adult mental stress-induced hypertension in March 2021, which includes the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the mental stress-induced hypertension. This consensus will hopefully facilitate the clinical practice of this disorder. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the primary global sources of psychosocial stressors since the beginning of 2020, and the revision of this expert consensus in 2022 has increased the relevant content. This consensus consists of Part A and Part B. Part A includes (I) Background and epidemiological characteristics, (II) Pathogenesis, and (III) Diagnosis and Part B includes (IV) Treatment recommendations and (V) Prospects. This part presents the content of Part A.