It has been long debated whether menopause itself is a risk factor for hypertension in peri-menopausal women. This study aimed to assess the association between menopause and hypertension, and whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) has an influence on its effect.
Featured article: Metabolic syndrome, not menopause, is a risk factor for hypertension in peri-menopausal women
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Clinical Hypertension is a continuation of the Journal of the Korean Society of Hypertension, formerly published by IB Planning Co. All content from Journal of the Korean Society of Hypertension is freely available at KoreaMed.
Indexing
We are pleased to announce that all articles published in Clinical Hypertension journal are included in PubMed, PubMed Central and DOAJ.
Editor's Profile
Prof Wook-Jin Chung, Editor-in-Chief
Prof Chung is Professor of Medicine at the Gachon University College of Medicine in Incheon, Korea. He gained his MD degree at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea and was awarded a PhD in medical science by Yonsei University in 2009. He then joined the faculty of Gachon University and currently serves as Professor of Medicine. His research interests primarily focus on pulmonary hypertension, heart failure and cardiac imaging including innovative device developments. His approach has deepened the understanding of pathophysiology leading to translational deep phenotyping and therapeutic options in hypertension, pulmonary hypertension and heart failure.
2013 Korean Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension
In response to the growing need for revision of the hypertension treatment guideline, the Guideline Committee of the Korean Society of Hypertension have written their updated guidelines for the management of hypertension. The articles cover epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.
KSH annual congress
The 50th Scientific Meeting of the Korean Society of Hypertension is to be held on 17th-18th May in Jeju. The theme of this year's meeting is “New Horizons of Hypertension Control″.
We look forward to your support and participation.
Aims and scope
Clinical Hypertension is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that aims to publish in all areas of hypertension and vascular disorders. We aim to ensure the widest possible dissemination of research throughout the hypertension community.
The journal focuses on areas within vascular biology, cellular and molecular biology, clinical hypertension, epidemiology, nephrology, endocrinology, neuroscience, pharmacology, genetics, pediatric hypertension and basic science.
Clinical Hypertension is a continuation of the Korean journal, Journal of the Korean Society of Hypertension.
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Clinical Hypertension is the official journal of the Korean Society of Hypertension.
The Society is currently covering all publication costs so there are no article processing charges for authors.
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