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{"title":"Association of aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity with chronic kidney disease in participants with hypertension.","authors":"Yunmin Han, Younghwan Choi, Yeon Soo Kim","doi":"10.1186/s40885-024-00291-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40885-024-00291-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In Korea, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly prevalent among adults with hypertension, of which approximately 30% of the population is affected. Despite the recognized benefits of adherence to physical activity (PA) recommendations, including aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities (MSA), the impact of such adherence on the prevalence of CKD in individuals with hypertension has not been extensively studied. This study aimed to investigate the association between aerobic PA and MSA levels, and the prevalence of CKD in individuals with hypertension.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included 5,078 individuals with hypertension using data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2019-2021). PA levels were measured as min/week of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) based on self-reports, and MSA was quantified as the number of days per week. CKD was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m². Logistic regression analysis evaluated the association between meeting PA guidelines and CKD after adjusting for potential confounders. Additionally, a joint analysis was conducted to assess the combined effects of MVPA and MSA on CKD.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After adjusting for all covariates, higher MVPA was associated with a lower prevalence of CKD. Compared to the group with inactive, the group with MVPA 1-149 min/week had an odds ratio (OR) of 0.80 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.61-1.05), the group that met the MVPA 150-299 min/week criteria had an OR of 0.85 (95% CI, 0.62-1.17), and the group that met the MVPA ≥ 300 min/week criteria had an OR of 0.53 (95% CI, 0.37-0.76). MSA alone did not show a significant association with CKD. In the joint analysis, the group that met the MVPA and MSA guidelines had the lowest OR of 0.54 (95% CI, 0.34-0.86), compared to the group that did not meet either.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>MVPA was associated with the prevalence of CKD in participants with hypertension but not in those with MSA alone. However, compared with the group that did not meet both guidelines, the group that met both guidelines showed the lowest prevalence of CKD.</p>","PeriodicalId":10480,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hypertension","volume":"30 1","pages":"30"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11529233/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cost-effectiveness of strengthening blood pressure classification in South Korea: comparing the 2017 ACC/AHA and KSH guidelines.","authors":"KyungYi Kim, Min Ji Hong, Bomgyeol Kim, Hae-Young Lee, Tae Hyun Kim","doi":"10.1186/s40885-024-00289-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40885-024-00289-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), with hypertension-related deaths increasing annually. While South Korea uses the Korean Society of Hypertension (KSH) guideline of 140/90 mmHg, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) updated their guidelines in 2017 to 130/80 mmHg. This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of transitioning to the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines by estimating early treatment impacts and potential CVD risk reduction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A Markov state-transition simulation model with a 10-year horizon was used to estimate cost-effectiveness, focusing on strengthening target blood pressure. Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) served as the measure of effectiveness. Cohorts of 10,000 individuals representing South Koreans in their 20s through 80s were compared in scenario analyses from the healthcare system perspective. A 4.5% annual discount rate was applied to costs and effectiveness. Primary outcomes were incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) and net monetary benefit (NMB). The willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold was < KRW 30,000,000/QALY gained. Probabilistic sensitivity analyses (PSAs) addressed model input parameter uncertainties.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The base-case analysis showed an ICER value of KRW 1,328,395/QALY gained across all populations. ICER values increased with age, from - KRW 3,138,071/QALY for 20-year-olds to KRW 16,613,013/QALY for individuals over 80. The 60s age group showed the greatest benefit with an incremental QALY gain of 0.46. All scenarios had ICERs below the WTP threshold, with a PSA probability of 98.0% that strengthening blood pressure classification could be cost-effective.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This economic evaluation found that adopting the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines may result in early treatment, reduce the potential incidence of CVD events, and be cost-effective across all age groups. The study findings have implications for policymakers deciding whether and when to revise official guidelines regarding target blood pressure levels, considering the impacts on public health and budgetary concerns.</p>","PeriodicalId":10480,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hypertension","volume":"30 1","pages":"34"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11528990/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Age and blood pressure stratified healthy vascular aging, organ damage and prognosis in the community-dwelling elderly: insights from the North Shanghai Study.","authors":"Zhongyuan Ren, Haotian Yang, Wenqing Zhu, Jun Han, Shikai Yu, Song Zhao, Weilun Meng, Yawei Xu, Yifan Zhao, Yi Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s40885-024-00288-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40885-024-00288-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of age and blood pressure stratified healthy vascular aging (HVA) defined in the North Shanghai Study (NSS), and illustrate its relationship with organ damage (OD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study enrolled 3590 community-dwelling elderly Chinese aged over 65 years and finally 3234 participants were included. 3230 individuals were included in the final analysis, with 4 participants lost to follow-up. NSS HVA was defined as low carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) which had a higher cutoff value with advanced age and level of blood pressure. OD was thoroughly assessed and classified into vascular, cardiac and renal OD. Primary endpoints were major adverse cerebrocardiovascular events (MACCE) and all-cause mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nine hundred seventy-eight participants out of 3234 participants (43.1%) were identified as having NSS HVA. The NSS HVA group exhibited a younger age, lower blood pressure levels, lower body mass index, and milder OD compared to the non-NSS HVA group. Over follow-up of 5.7 ± 1.8 years, 332 MACCE (1.82 per 100 person-year) and 212 all-cause deaths (1.14 per 100 person -year) occurred. NSS HVA was associated with a reduced risk of MACCE (HR [95% CI] = 0.585, 0.454-0.754) and all-cause death (HR [95%CI] = 0.608 [0.445, 0.832]), especially in those subgroups without clinical diagnosed cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes mellitus but with at least one type of OD. Moreover, NSS HVA exhibited improved prognostic value for MACCE, all-cause death and CVD death compared to other definitions of HVA.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Age and blood pressure stratified NSS HVA could serve as an improved indicator against serious adverse events in the community-dwelling elderly Chinese.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>Prognosis in the Elderly Chinese: The Northern Shanghai Study (NSS), NCT02368938, https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02368938?cond=NCT02368938&rank=1 .</p>","PeriodicalId":10480,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hypertension","volume":"30 1","pages":"31"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11529181/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Amlodipine increases risk of primary open-angle glaucoma.","authors":"Steven Lehrer, Peter H Rheinstein","doi":"10.1186/s40885-024-00290-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40885-024-00290-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The use of calcium channel blockers is associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in a statistically meaningful but minor way. In general, those who had received calcium channel blocker medication were at a 23% increased risk of developing glaucoma in comparison to those who had never taken the antihypertensive drugs. We wished to confirm this association and examine POAG genes that might be involved, since the genetics has not yet been analyzed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used MedWatch and UK Biobank data to evaluate the effects of amlodipine on POAG and intraocular pressure (IOP). We analyzed three POAG-associated single-nucleotide polymorphisms: rs9913911, an intron variant in growth arrest-specific 7 (GAS7), one of the genes that influences IOP; rs944801, an intron variant within CDKN2B-AS1, and rs2093210, an intron variant within SIX6, known to be associated with vertical cup-disc ratio, an important optic nerve head parameter that is often used to define or diagnose glaucoma.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Amlodipine use in MedWatch doubled the prevalence of POAG, from 0.0805 to 0.177%, a small but significant increase. Multivariate analysis by logistic regression of UK Biobank data revealed that POAG risk was significantly increased with age, male sex, major alleles of rs9913911 (GAS7) and rs944801 (CDKN2B-AS1), and minor allele of rs2093210 (SIX6). Amlodipine increased POAG risk by 16.1% (P = 0.032). Amlodipine has not been associated with increased IOP. We confirmed this lack of association and in addition found that GAS7, associated with IOP, was not associated with POAG risk and amlodipine. But CDKN2B-AS1 and SIX6, POAG genes not associated with IOP, were associated with POAG and amlodipine.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Amlodipine, a frequently prescribed drug and first line treatment for hypertension, has a potentially hazardous relationship with POAG. Knowledge of this link can guide the prescribing of alternate drugs for hypertensive individuals who have glaucoma or are at risk for it. Diuretics and β-blockers are not associated with POAG or increased IOP and could be substituted for amlodipine in hypertensive patients at risk POAG.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>None.</p>","PeriodicalId":10480,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hypertension","volume":"30 1","pages":"33"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11529556/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial: The 30-year journey of the clinical hypertension.","authors":"Jae-Hyeong Park","doi":"10.1186/s40885-024-00286-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40885-024-00286-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10480,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hypertension","volume":"30 1","pages":"32"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11529227/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction: Korea hypertension fact sheet 2020: analysis of nationwide population-based data.","authors":"Hyeon Chang Kim, So Mi Jemma Cho, Hokyou Lee, Hyeok-Hee Lee, Jongmin Baek, Ji Eun Heo","doi":"10.1186/s40885-024-00283-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40885-024-00283-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10480,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hypertension","volume":"30 1","pages":"29"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11443937/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142342990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Real-world efficacy of fimasartan vs. other angiotensin receptor blockers in combination with calcium channel blockers: a nationwide cohort study.","authors":"Huijin Lee, Chan Soon Park, Bongseong Kim, Tae-Min Rhee, Heesun Lee, Yong-Jin Kim, Kyungdo Han, Hyung-Kwan Kim","doi":"10.1186/s40885-024-00287-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40885-024-00287-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The antihypertensive efficacy of fimasartan was assessed based on the transition rate from a combination of calcium channel blockers (CCB) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) to three-drug combination therapy, as compared to other ARBs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This nationwide cohort study used data obtained from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database. Patients who had received national health checkups within 2 years prior to January 1, 2017, and were concurrently prescribed ARBs and CCBs for > 30 days during the 6 months from January 1, 2017, to June 30, 2017 were included in the study. Patients were categorized into the 'fimasartan group' (those prescribed fimasartan) and the 'non-fimasartan group' (those prescribed ARBs other than fimasartan). The index date was set as the last day of a 30-day prescription period for ARBs and CCBs, with a subsequent 2.5-year follow-up to observe the potential addition of a third drug, such as beta-blockers or diuretics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 34,422 patients with a mean age of 60.3 years and 58.3% being male. The fimasartan group constituted 2.7% (n = 928) of the total, and the non-fimasartan group, 97.3% (n = 33,494). During the follow-up period, 38 patients in the fimasartan group (14.3 per 1,000 person-years) and 3,557 patients in the non-fimasartan group (42.8 per 1,000 person-years) required additional antihypertensive medications. After multivariate adjustment for age, sex, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, cancer, heart failure, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure, the fimasartan group showed a significantly lower rate of adding a third medication (hazard ratio 2.68, 95% confidence interval 1.95-3.69) compared to that of the non-fimasartan group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Fimasartan is associated with a lower need for additional antihypertensive drugs compared to other ARBs. This implies its greater effectiveness in hypertension management, potentially enhancing cardiovascular outcomes, and minimizing polypharmacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":10480,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hypertension","volume":"30 1","pages":"28"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11443630/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142342991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The association between arterial stiffness and socioeconomic status: a cross-sectional study using estimated pulse wave velocity.","authors":"Hack-Lyoung Kim, Soonil Kwon, Hyun Sung Joh, Woo-Hyun Lim, Jae-Bin Seo, Sang-Hyun Kim, Joo-Hee Zo, Myung-A Kim","doi":"10.1186/s40885-024-00284-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40885-024-00284-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on arterial stiffness remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the association between both personal and household income, as well as education level, and estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 13,539 participants (mean age 52.9 ± 16.7 years; 57.1% women) from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey database were analyzed. For SES variables, information on personal and household income and education level was collected using standardized questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The ePWV did not show significant differences across groups categorized by individual income levels (P = 0.183). However, there was a noticeable trend of decreasing ePWV with increasing household income levels (P < 0.001). Additionally, ePWV demonstrated a significant negative correlation with higher education levels, indicating that ePWV decreased in groups with higher educational attainment (P < 0.001). In multiple linear regression analyses, both household income (β = -0.055; P < 0.001) and education level (β = -0.076; P < 0.001) were negatively associated with ePWV, even after adjusting for potential confounders.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Lower household income and lower education levels were associated with higher ePWV, providing further evidence of the influence of SES on arterial stiffness.</p>","PeriodicalId":10480,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hypertension","volume":"30 1","pages":"26"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11443864/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142342992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chronic periodontal disease is related with newly developing hypertension: a nationwide cohort study.","authors":"Jung-Hyun Park, Min Kyoung Kang, Gwang Hyun Leem, Jin-Woo Kim, Tae-Jin Song","doi":"10.1186/s40885-024-00285-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40885-024-00285-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Periodontal disease (PD) is a condition that can be treated and managed. This study aimed to determine if chronic PD status is associated with the risk of developing hypertension, utilizing data from the National Health Insurance Database of Korea.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants who received oral health examinations both in 2003 and in 2005-2006 were included. Those with a history of hypertension were excluded. Hypertension was defined as at least one outpatient or inpatient claim diagnosis (primary or secondary) of hypertension (International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes I10-I11) with prescription for antihypertensive medication or at least one incident of systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mmHg during a health examination. Changes of PD status was determined during two oral examinations. Study participants were divided into 4 groups according to the changes of PD status: PD-free (those consistently free of disease in both exams), PD-recovered (individuals with disease initially but not in the second exam), PD-developed (no disease initially, but present in the second exam), and PD-chronic (disease throughout both exams). The incidence of hypertension after the second oral health examination (index date) was monitored. Participants were observed from the index date until the earliest occurrence of hypertension onset, mortality, or December 2020.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study comprised 706,584 participants: 253,003(35.8%) in the PD-free group, 140,143(19.8%) in the PD-recovered group, 132,397(18.7%) in the PD-developed group, and 181,041(25.6%) in the PD-chronic group. Over a median follow-up duration of 14.3 years, 239,937 (34.0%) cases of hypertension were recorded. The PD-recovered group had a lower risk of hypertension compared to the PD-chronic group, while the PD-developed group had a higher risk of hypertension compared to the PD-free group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Chronic PD is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension. Although the increase in risk is modest, recovery from PD may have beneficial effects in reducing hypertension risk. Further studies are needed to confirm the importance of regular dental examinations and effective management of PD to reduce hypertension risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":10480,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hypertension","volume":"30 1","pages":"27"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11443627/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142342989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) in the management of the hypertensive patient with metabolic syndrome: a position paper from the Korean society of hypertension.","authors":"Hae Young Lee, Seung-Hyun Ko, Sungjoon Park, Kyuho Kim, Song-Yi Kim, In-Jeong Cho, Eun Joo Cho, Hyeon Chang Kim, Jae-Hyeong Park, Sung Kee Ryu, Min Kyong Moon, Sang-Hyun Ihm","doi":"10.1186/s40885-024-00279-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40885-024-00279-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obesity is the one of the most important components of metabolic syndrome. Because obesity related hypertension accounts for two thirds of essential hypertension, managing obesity and metabolic syndrome is a crucial task in the management of hypertension. However, the current non-pharmacological therapies have limitations for achieving or maintaining ideal body weight. Recently, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) have demonstrated excellent weight control effects, accompanied by corresponding reductions in blood pressure. GLP1-RAs have shown cardiovascular and renal protective effects in cardiovascular outcome trials both in primary and secondary prevention. In this document, the Korean Society of Hypertension intends to remark the current clinical results of GLP1-RAs and recommend the government and health-policy makers to define obesity as a disease and to establish forward-looking policies for GLP1-RA treatment for obesity treatment, including active reimbursement policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":10480,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hypertension","volume":"30 1","pages":"24"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11366170/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142105075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}