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HACK-LYOUNG KIM
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Open AccessThe role of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in enhancing medication adherence among patients with newly diagnosed hypertension: an analysis of the National Health Insurance cohort database
Improving adherence to antihypertensive medication (AHM) is a key challenge in hypertension management. This study aimed to assess the impact of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) on AHM adherence.
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Open AccessArterial stiffness and hypertension
Arterial stiffness and hypertension are closely related in pathophysiology. Chronic high blood pressure (BP) can lead to arterial wall damage by mechanical stress, endothelial dysfunction, increased inflammati...
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Open AccessResistant hypertension: consensus document from the Korean society of hypertension
Although reports vary, the prevalence of true resistant hypertension and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (aTRH) has been reported to be 10.3% and 14.7%, respectively. As there is a rapid increase in ...
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Open AccessStandardized protocol of blood pressure measurement and quality control program for the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement is crucial for hypertension detection and management. The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) assesses the health of Koreans using represen...
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Open AccessArterial stiffness and its associations with left ventricular diastolic function according to heart failure types
Little is known about the characteristics of arterial stiffness in heart failure (HF). This study was performed to compare the degree of arterial stiffness and its association with left ventricular (LV) diasto...
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Open AccessThe 2022 focused update of the 2018 Korean Hypertension Society Guidelines for the management of hypertension
Hypertension is the leading cause of death in human being, which shows high prevalence and associated complications that increase the mortality and morbidity. Controlling blood pressure (BP) is very important ...
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Open AccessAssociations between measurements of central blood pressure and target organ damage in high-risk patients
It is not well-known which components of central blood pressure (CBP) are more influential to target organ damage (TOD). This study aimed to determine the relationship between CBP measurements and various type...
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Open AccessBlood pressure levels and cardiovascular risk according to age in patients with diabetes mellitus: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Little is known about age-specific target blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to determine the BP level at the lowest cardiovascular risk of hype...
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Open AccessThe comparison of the impact of arterial stiffness and central pressure on left ventricular geometry and diastolic function
This study was performed to compare the associations of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and central blood pressure (CBP) measurements with left ventricular (LV) geometry and diastolic function.
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Open AccessAssociation between dental health and obstructive coronary artery disease: an observational study
The association between dental health and coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a topic of debate. This study aimed to investigate the association between dental health and obstructive CAD using multiple denta...
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Open AccessComparison of endothelial function improvement estimated with reactive hyperemia index between ramipril and telmisartan in hypertensive patients
Endothelium has a function to regulate vascular tone by releasing mediators either vasodilating or vasoconstricting blood vessels. Endothelial dysfunction can be measured conveniently by Reactive Hyperemia Ind...
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Open AccessAdditional value of lateral tissue Doppler imaging in the assessment of diastolic dysfunction among subjects with pseudonormal pattern of mitral inflow
There has been a lack of research on further stratification of subjects who have pseudonormal pattern of mitral inflow. The study aim was to clarify 2 different groups with different diastolic function grades ...
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Open AccessThe association between arterial stiffness and left ventricular filling pressure in an apparently healthy Korean population
The aim of this study is to investigate the association between arterial stiffness and left ventricular filling pressure in an apparently healthy Korean population.
