Doctors urge quick hypertension intervention

China's top hypertension experts are urging more intensive management of high blood pressure in a nation where 330 million people, an estimated one in four, are affected by the serious and often chronic illness.

Hypertension is a leading risk factor in strokes, heart disease, kidney failure and other health problems.

"We couldn't wait any longer for an overhaul in hypertension intervention," said Yu Zhenqiu, director of the hypertension department at Anzhen Hospital in Beijing.