Hypertension is a healthcare problem worldwide. It is, so far, unmet need for blood pressure control to target, despite the availability of effective drug treatment. Guidelines recommend antihypertensive drug combinations as a first-line treatment in high-risk patients with severe hypertension, or as an step care for patients not controlled by monotherapy. Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System…
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Hypertension is a major risk factor for the development of CVD. The evidence linking untreated hypertension to increased cardiovascular morbidity is undisputed. However, literature surveys continue to report suboptimal population based management of hypertension. For example, in the 1999–2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of non-Hispanic whites, 62.9% of patients with hypertension were aware…
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Songkwan Silaruks [Download DOC File To Read The Full Article] ไฟล์ประกอบ 70.Songkwan_Abstract_23_Oct_09-1 (26 kB • 53 ดาวน์โหลด)
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Calcium channel blockers have been widely used in clinical practice because of their antihypertensive capacity. Prevention of renal damage is a very important aim of antihypertensive therapy. This is particularly so taking into account the high prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population. Calcium channel blockers (CCB) are widely used for the…
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Kriengsak Vareesangthip, M.D., Ph.D. [Download DOC File To Read The Full Article] ไฟล์ประกอบ 67.Chronic_kidney_disease_and_HT-1 (27 kB • 62 ดาวน์โหลด)
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Peera Buranakitjaroen, M.D. Division of Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital. Verachai Teewatanawong, M.D. Medicine Unit, Lopburi Hospital. Background: Hypertension is the most common disease in general practice. According to ESH&ESC guideline (2003), blood pressure (BP) level, cardiovascular risk factor, target organ damage and associated clinical conditions are prdictors of cardiovascular disease. Recently, ESC proposed…
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Weranuj Roubsanthisuk, Unticha Wongsurin, Peera Buranakitjaroen.Division of Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Faulty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. Objectives: Numerous studies have shown that blood pressure (BP) control in hypertension (HT) is effective to prevent cardiovascular complications. However, hypertensive emergencies are much less described. Therefore, we conducted this retrospective study in order to determine the…
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Peera Buranakitjaroen, M.D. Division of Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital. Parichat Niyomthong, M.D. Medicine Unit, Phrae Hospital. Background: The detection of Microalbuminuria (MAU) was recommended in every new diagnosed diabetic patients because of the high prevalence and being an independent cardiovascular risk. However, there were not many studies on MAU in essential hypertensive (EH) …
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By : Doungrat ChonsaringkarlAdvisor Asst. : Somkiat Sangwatanaroj, M.D. [To Read More Click The Link Below To Download]
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Prin Vathesatogkit*, Sukit Yamwong*, Nongnuj Unkurapinun§, Piyamitr Sritara*, Supachai Tanomsup* *Cardiology division, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand§Medical and Health Office, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Thailand. Background:Lower socioeconomic status associates with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcome. Among traditional cardiovascular risk factors, hypertension seems to be the readily modifiable factor. We perform an…
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