Genetic Characteristics of the Patients with Young-onset Hypertension

Chin-Chou Huang ； Wen-Harn Pan ； Jaw-Wen Chen

《海峽循環醫學雜誌》 2卷2期 (2020/06) Pp. 10-15

https://doi.org/10.6907/SCJ.202006_2(2).0003

摘要

Hypertension with an onset at younger age is so-called young-onset hypertension (YOH). The relative risk for YOH in subjects with positive family history was much higher than subjects aged between 50 and 69 years, which suggested a greater proportion of the BP variation may be explained by genetic factors in YOH. On the other hand, the earlier onset and longer duration of hypertension will result in greater risks of future cardiovascular events. To prevent future cardiovascular events, it is important to identify YOH early in life. Therefore, we aimed to review the literatures about genetic characteristics of YOH comprehensively.

關鍵字

gene ； hypertension ； young-onset hypertension