基于脑心同治理论探讨老年高血压的论治特点

Treating characteristics of TCM in elder patients with hypertension based on the theory of simultaneous therapy of brain and heart

高血压是心脑血管疾病的主要危险因素之一,老年高血压具有特殊的临床表现,运用脑心同治理论,临床辨证施治,既可平稳血压,又对靶器官有一定保护和治疗作用,体现了中医药的整体观念、标本兼治、治未病的理念和优势,值得深入研究。

Hypertension is one of the main risk factors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.The hypertension in elder age has special clinical manifestations.Treating heart and brain simultaneously and using differentiated therapy can not only stabilize the blood pressure but also possess some protective and therapeutic effect on the target organs.It embodies the concept and predominance of treating disease as a whole body,treating both the principal and secondary aspects of a disease,treating disease before onset.It is worthy of further study.