Targeting Prevention and Treatment of Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease

高血压是全球主要的健康负担。它会导致心脏病、中风和肾衰竭，因此是全世界过早死亡的一个主要原因。高血压治疗的进步意味着更多的人患有与心血管疾病相关的残疾。我们的工作重点是确定新的治疗方法，以防止高血压对器官功能的破坏性影响，以提高男性和女性的生活质量。

Hypertension, high blood pressure, is a major global health burden. It contributes to heart disease, stroke and kidney failure, and as such is a major cause of premature death worldwide. Advances in the treatment of hypertension has meant that more people are living with disabilities associated with cardiovascular disease. Our work focuses on identifying new treatments to prevent the devastating effects of hypertension on organ function to improve quality of life in men and women.