Association between normal systolic blood pressure maintenance and the risk of coronary artery calcification progression in asymptomatic non-diabetic and diabetic adults: a retrospective cohort study using data from the Korea initiatives on coronary
Maintaining normal systolic blood pressure was associated with a significantly attenuated CAC progression, especially in clinical conditions without established diabetes.
Authors
- Ki‐Bum Won (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5502-9933)
- Eun Ju Chun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1041-8035)
- Hae Ok Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5102-9212)
- Suyeon Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9030-0960)
- Sung Hak Park
- Hyuk‐Jae Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6139-7545)
- Jidong Sung
Institutions
- University Health System (US)
- Samsung Medical Center (KR)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (KR)
- Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital (KR)
- Yonsei University Health System (KR)
- Chung-Ang University (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103993
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea
- Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion