Statement of the Asian Hypertension Society Network: the Okinawa Declaration on the unity of hypertension societies in Asian countries and regions to overcome hypertension and hypertension-related diseases

Hypertens Res. 2022 Jan;45(1):1-2. doi: 10.1038/s41440-021-00781-4. Epub 2021 Nov 9.

Authors

Yusuke Ohya¹, Kazuomi Kario², Hiroshi Itoh², Akira Nishiyama², Toshihiko Ishimitsu², Atsuhiro Ichihara², Hisashi Kai², Naoki Kashihara², Tomohiro Katsuya², Katsuyuki Miura², Masashi Mukoyama², Satoko Nakamura², Koichi Node², Mitsuru Ohishi², Shigeyuki Saito², Hirotaka Shibata², Tatsuo Shimosawa², Kouichi Tamura², Kazunori Toyoda², Mohd Arifin Mohd Ali³, Yook-Chin Chia³, Godwin Constantine⁴, Erwinanto Erwinanto⁵, Sang Hyun Ihm⁶, Hsien-Li Kao⁷, Huynh Van Minh⁸, S N Narasingan⁹, Deborah Ignacia D Ona¹⁰, Saulat Siddique¹¹, Apichard Sukonthasarn¹², Boon Wee Teo¹³, Tsolmon Unurjargal¹⁴, Ji-Guang Wang¹⁵, Tzung-Dau Wang⁷, Hiromi Raukgi²

Affiliations

¹ Japanese Society of Hypertension, Tokyo, Japan. ohya@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp.
² Japanese Society of Hypertension, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Malaysian Society of Hypertension, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
⁴ Sri Lanka Hypertension Society, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
⁵ Indonesian Society of Hypertension, Jakarta, Indonesia.
⁶ Korean Society of Hypertension, Seoul, South Korea.
⁷ Taiwan Hypertension Society, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁸ Vietnam Society of Hypertension, Huecity, Vietnam.
⁹ Indian Society of Hypertension, Lucknow, India.
¹⁰ Philippine Society of Hypertension, Pasig City, Philippines.
¹¹ Pakistan Hypertension League, Karachi, Pakistan.
¹² Thai Hypertension Society, Bangkok, Thailand.
¹³ Singapore Hypertension Society, Singapore, Singapore.
¹⁴ Mongolian Society of Hypertension, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
¹⁵ Chinese Hypertension League, Beijing, China.

PMID: 34750504
DOI: 10.1038/s41440-021-00781-4

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Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Asia / epidemiology
Asian People
Humans
Hypertension*
Societies
Societies, Medical