Establishing a highly accurate prediction method for asymptomatic brain lesions based on genetic predisposition in hypertensive patients.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K07454
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 52010:General internal medicine-related
• Research Institution: Iwate Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Yuka Kotozaki 岩手医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (10569578)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 佐々木 真理 岩手医科大学, 医歯薬総合研究所, 教授 (80205864) ; 佐藤 衛 岩手医科大学, 医歯薬総合研究所, 客員教授 (90305996)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 高血圧症 / 無症候性脳病変 / 生活習慣 / 遺伝的体質 / 予測法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

During the study period, there was a shift in the outpatient patient demographic at our institution due to referrals to primary care physicians in the region, making patient recruitment extremely challenging, especially with ongoing COVID-19 infection control measures.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

研究実施期間中に患者プールとしていた本院の外来患者の地域のかかりつけ医への転院紹介によって外来患者層が変わったこと、また、継続的なCOVID19感染対策などから患者リクルートが困難を極めた。