Validation of the academic research consortium high bleeding risk definition in Thai PCI registry.

Background: Bleeding following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has important prognostic implications. The Academic Research Consortium (ARC) have identified a set of clinical criteria to standardize the definition of a high bleeding risk (HBR). Current study sought to externally validate the ARC definition for HBR patients in a contemporary real-world cohort.

Prevalence and some important risk factors of hypertension in Ban Paew District, second report.

Background: Hypertension (HT) has been one of the leading global risk factors for health. Therefore, it is important to indicate groups ofpeople with high risk(s) of HT to provide them with lifestyles modification and checking blood pressure (BP) periodically for early detection of HT.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of HT and some important risk factors in suspected high-risk group.