Hypertension Risk Factors
Investigators at Seoul National University, Department of Internal Medicine publish new data on hypertension risk factors
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 27th, 2009
Scientists discuss in 'Cerebral white matter hyperintensity is mainly associated with hypertension among the components of metabolic syndrome in Koreans' new findings in hypertension. According to a study from Seoul, South Korea, "Cerebral white matter hyperintensity (WMH) is a common abnormality in brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and is known to be associated with ischaemic stroke. Previous studies revealed that the risk factors for cerebral WMH were age, female gender, hypertension and diabetes."
"In this study we examined the association between cerebral WMH and metabolic syndrome, a cluster of hypertension, glucose intolerance, abdominal obesity and...
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