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Editorial
. 2025 Feb;48(2):830-832.
doi: 10.1038/s41440-024-01966-3. Epub 2024 Oct 30.

Prevention of atherosclerotic cerebro-cardiovascular disease: a key objective in blood pressure management for coronary artery disease in East Asia

Hisashi Kai  1
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Editorial

Prevention of atherosclerotic cerebro-cardiovascular disease: a key objective in blood pressure management for coronary artery disease in East Asia

Hisashi Kai. Hypertens Res. 2025 Feb.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic cerebro-cardiovascular disease is multi-vascular and multi-organ disease resulting from both chronic and acute risk factors. BP, blood pressure; ACS, acute coronary syndrome, CCS, chronic coronary syndrome; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HFpEF heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, PAD peripheral artery disease, CKD chronic kidney disease, RF renal failure.

Keywords: Blood pressure target; Hypertension; Multi-organ disease; Multi-vessel disease; Stroke.

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Compliance with ethical standards. Conflict of interest: The author declares no competing interests.

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