高血压是遗传和环境因素引起的进行性心血管综合征,严重危害人类的健康和生命。中国卫生部疾病预防控制局提供的数据显示:中国内地现患人数约达1.6亿,比1991年增加了7000多万,而患高血压的人群控制率仅为6.1%。发达国家约25%~35%的人有高血压,是成人患病和死亡的主要原因之一[1 Hypertension is a progressive cardiovascular syndrome caused by genetic and environmental factors that seriously endanger human health and life. According to the data provided by the Disease Control and Prevention Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Health, the number of reported cases in mainland China is about 160 million, an increase of more than 70 million over 1991 and only 6.1% of the population with hypertension. About 25% to 35% of people in developed countries have high blood pressure, which is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in adults [1