The Japanese Society of Hypertension (JSH) revised the Guidelines for the Management of
Hypertension 2014 (JSH 2014), and published the JSH 2019. In the development of the JSH …

The global epidemic of hypertension is largely uncontrolled and hypertension remains the
leading cause of noncommunicable disease deaths worldwide. Suboptimal adherence …

Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

In the Guidelines, differentiation between optimal and essential standards were not always
possible, and were made in sections where it was most practical and sensible. The …

Aims The expression of GADD153 (growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible gene 153), an
apoptosis-regulated gene, increases during endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. How …

Poor adherence to antihypertensive therapy is a major cause of poor blood pressure (BP)
control in patients with hypertension. Regimen simplification may improve adherence and …

Purpose The National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort (NHIS-HEALS) is
a cohort of participants who participated in health screening programmes provided by the …

Clinical trials had provided evidence for the benefit effect of antihypertensive treatments in
preventing future cardiovascular disease (CVD) events; however, the association between …

The treatment of chronic illnesses commonly includes the long-term use of
pharmacotherapy. Although these medications are effective in combating disease, their full …

Objectives Non-adherence to therapy is an important cause of suboptimal blood pressure
control but few practical tools exist to accurately and routinely detect it. We used a simple …