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Dr. Hou Ang-ting from the Family Medicine Department of the Ministry of Health and Welfare Xin-Ying Hospital pointed out in a Good Doctor News article on June 27, 2024, that hypertension is a common modern lifestyle disease. Taiwan's prevalence rate of hypertension among people over 40 is 38.3%. The article mentioned the updated hypertension treatment guidelines from 2022, emphasizing the importance of home blood pressure monitoring and lowering the standard from 140/80mmHg to 130/80mmHg. It also discussed cases where despite regular use of antihypertensive drugs, some patients still struggle to control their blood pressure, advising them to seek further evaluation at family medicine clinics to rule out other factors. The article described a case of a patient dealing with diabetes and hypertension, where after a detailed assessment and medication adjustment, significant improvements were seen in the patient's condition and blood pressure levels.
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