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Hypertension of the Great East Ja Significance of home blo Yasuo Terayama, Hirotaka Oik Department of Neurology and Ge Kazuhiro Department of Neurology, M Department of Neurology, M One and a half years have passed Earthquake and tsunami, howeve has big influence on health condit Immediately after the disaster occ interview, measurement of bloodbiochemical examination of periph residents over age of 40 living in s residents over age of 40 living in s Kamaishi, Yamada, Otsuchi and Of regularly investigated the actual c by this disaster. The result of investigation shows t The result of investigation shows t residents in all areas changed sign pressure of 60% of residents rose pressure (140159 mmHg) just af tendency has continued even afte tendency has continued even afte residents contracted hypertension medication before the earthquak e systolic bloodpressure despite th d f 3 th f th di drugs for 3 months from the disas different from the bloodpressure Awaji earthquake; the bloodpres was transient and it has mostly be M h bl fh Moreover, the problem ofhyperte area such as Yamada and Otsuchi disaster and we further found tha vessel disease has increased in som f the victims of apan Earthquake oodpressure monitoring – kawa, and Hisashi Yonezawa riatrics, Iwate Medical University o Sasaki Morioka Municipal Hospital Morioka Municipal Hospital after the Great East Japan er, the impact of this disaster still tion of people who survived. curred, we started medical pressure and temperature, heral blood of 1,435 local helters at 5 areas (Miyako, helters at 5 areas (Miyako, funato) in Iwate prefecture, then ondition of health hazard caused that the bloodpressure of that the bloodpressure of nificantly and the systolic bloodto above 1 degree high bloodfter the disaster and this er 3 months While 74% of er 3 months. While, 74% of n taking antihypertensive e continued over 140mmHg ey kept taking antihypertensive t Thi it ti i tl ster. Thissituation is apparently survey of the Great Hanshinsure elevation after the disaster ecame stable after 45 weeks. i h i di ension has persistedin some even 12 months after the t the incidence of cerebral blood me area.

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Page 1: Hypertension of the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake · 2020. 1. 28. · Hypertension of the Great East Ja ‐ Significance of home blo Yasuo Terayama, Hirotaka Oik Department

Hypertension ofthe Great East Ja‐ Significance of home blo

Yasuo Terayama, Hirotaka Oik

Department of Neurology and Ge

Kazuhiro

Department of Neurology, MDepartment of Neurology, M

One and a half years have passed Earthquake and tsunami,   howevehas big influence on health conditgImmediately after the disaster occinterview, measurement of blood‐biochemical examination of periphresidents over age of 40 living in sresidents over age of 40 living in sKamaishi, Yamada, Otsuchi and Ofregularly investigated the actual cby this disaster.The result of investigation shows tThe result of investigation shows tresidents in all areas changed signpressure of 60% of residents rose pressure (140~159 mmHg) just aftendency has continued even aftetendency has continued even afteresidents contracted hypertensionmedication before the earthquakesystolic blood‐pressure despite thd f 3 th f th didrugs for 3 months from the disasdifferent from the blood‐pressureAwaji earthquake; the blood‐preswas transient and it has mostly beM h bl f hMoreover, the problem of hypertearea such as Yamada and Otsuchi disaster and we further found thavessel disease has increased in som

f the victims of apan Earthquakeood‐pressure monitoring –

kawa, and Hisashi Yonezawa

riatrics, Iwate Medical University

o Sasaki

Morioka Municipal HospitalMorioka Municipal Hospital

after the Great East Japan er, the impact of this disaster still tion of people who survived. p pcurred, we started medical ‐pressure and temperature, heral blood of 1,435 local helters at 5 areas (Miyako,helters at 5 areas (Miyako, funato) in Iwate prefecture, then ondition of health hazard caused 

that the blood‐pressure ofthat the blood‐pressure of nificantly and  the systolic blood‐to above 1 degree high blood‐fter the disaster and this er 3 months While 74% ofer 3 months. While, 74% of n taking antihypertensive e continued over 140mmHg ey kept taking antihypertensive t Thi it ti i tlster. This situation is apparently  survey of the Great Hanshin‐sure elevation after the disaster ecame stable after 4‐5 weeks.  

i h i d iension has persisted in some even 12 months after the t the incidence of cerebral blood me area.

Page 2: Hypertension of the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake · 2020. 1. 28. · Hypertension of the Great East Ja ‐ Significance of home blo Yasuo Terayama, Hirotaka Oik Department

For this reason, we have decided the improvements of their livingthe improvements of their living hypertension and the relevancy bof cerebral blood vessel disease bpressure of local residents havingwireless communication home blwireless communication home blWe monitor 120 people (average Otsuchi and Rikuzen‐Takada areablood‐pressure measurement usih bl d i thome blood‐pressure equipmentcharge the wireless communicatioequipment produced by Qualcomblood‐pressures sent to the serveh Si l l ihome.  Simultaneously, we investhypertension, diabetes, and dyslimedicine for these diseases, BMImainly housing and regularly visitblood vessel disease while giving Now, 18 months have passed aftecerebral blood vessel disease patamong people who live in the temclear that those cases the living  eand continues high blood‐pressuralso very significant to understanbiggest risk factor in onset of cereggaffects the crisis at the time of dislike earthquake for the elucidatiopathophysiology  of onset of cerestroke caused by hypertension asst o e caused by ype te s o asas health care at the time of disas

to investigate for 3 years to find environment related toenvironment related to between hypertension and onset by monitoring home blood‐g high blood‐pressure with using ood pressure equipmentood‐pressure equipment. age: 67, male:female = 52:68) in , who have accepted home ing wireless communication t W di t ib t th tt. We distribute them at no on home blood‐pressure mm and monitor their daily er after measurement at each i h i di l hi ftigate their medical history of pidemia, dose of preventive  and their living environment t them to track onset of cerebral medical treatment if required.er the disaster, the number of ients is gradually  increasing mporary housing and it is getting environment has not improved re  have higher incidence. It is nd how  the hypertension, the ebral blood vessel disease, sasteron of ebral s well s ester.