The past two to three decades have seen a steady increase in the prevalence of
hypertension in China, largely owing to increased life expectancy and lifestyle changes …

Background: Hypertension (HTN) is the single greatest cardiovascular risk factor worldwide.
HTN management is usually guided by brachial cuff blood pressure (BP), but questions …

Hypertension is the most important modifiable cause of cardiovascular (CV) disease and all-
cause mortality worldwide. Despite the positive correlations between blood pressure (BP) …

The original Riva-Rocci method to measure blood pressure (BP) using a cuff at the upper
arm assumed the pressure obtained by this technique was a good proxy for central aortic …

It has been almost 5 years since the publication of the 2010 hypertension guidelines of the
Taiwan Society of Cardiology (TSOC). There is new evidence regarding the management of …

Office blood pressure measurement has been the basis for hypertension evaluation for
almost a century. However, the evaluation of blood pressure out of the office using …

Objective: In adults with arterial hypertension, measuring arterial stiffness by pulse wave
velocity (PWV) can determine the extent of cardiovascular subclinical organ damage. PWV …

Background: Although compelling evidence has established the physiological and clinical
relevance of aortic SBP (a-SBP), no consensus exists regarding the validity of the available …

To facilitate the applications of home blood pressure (HBP) monitoring in clinical settings,
the Taiwan Hypertension Society and the Taiwan Society of Cardiology jointly put forward …

Aortic stiffness is a hallmark of aging, and classic cardiovascular risk factors play a role in
accelerating this process. Current changes in medicine, which focus on preventive care …