TCM	traditional Chinese medicine
BP	blood pressure
DBP	diastolic blood pressure
SBP	systolic blood pressure
WM	Western medicine
CPMs	Chinese patent medicines
DSBP	daytime SBP
DDBP	daytime DBP
NSBP	nighttime SBP
NDBP	nighttime DBP
SBPV	SBP variability
DBPV	DBP variability
ALD	aldosterone
Ang II	angiotensin Ⅱ
ET-1	endothelin-1
NO	nitric oxide
hs-CRP	hypersensitivity C-reactive protein
IL-6	interleukin-6
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
IL-8	interleukin-8
Hcy	homocysteine
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
TG	triglyceride
TC	total cholesterol
LDL-C	low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LVEDD	left ventricular end-diastolic diameter
LVESD	left ventricular end-systolic diameter
RCTs	randomized controlled trials
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
Th17	T helper 17
SHRs	spontaneously hypertensive rats
SCFAs	short-chain fatty acids
FMT	fecal microbiota transplantation
F/B	Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes
TMAO	trimethylamine-N-oxide
BAs	bile acids
H2S	hydrogen sulfide
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
AS	atherosclerosis
RAAS	renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
PAVP	plasma vasopressin
AQP-2	aquaporin-2