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Engaging the public on World Hypertension Day 2025: “Asakatsu”-Inspired BP screening and educational forum in Hiroshima, Japan

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We would like to express our deepest gratitude to Haruna Hamasaki, Asako Oozeki, Satoko Michiyama, Yuri Takiyama, Megumi Kikugawa, Yoshimi Egawa, Kana Nakano, Shoko Seto, Kasumi Kajiki, Junnko Kawahara, Tomomi Takeda, Mari Uryu for assistance with blood pressure measurement, and Yuhei Inoue, Seiji Otsuka, Kyoko Takayama, Etsuro Suzuki, Chieko Iiyama, Masahiro Hosaka, Toshihiro Okubo, Shinichiro Ohashi, Tomomi Ishiyama, Yuka Yoneoka, Rui Matsui, Takashi Tsuge, Moroto Kondo, and Yuko Hirozane for their dedicated support in organizing and managing the entire event.

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  1. Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hiroshima Shudo University, Hiroshima, Japan

    Mari Ishida

  2. Kusaka Clinic, Kure, Japan

    Miho Kusaka

  3. Saiseikai Kure Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

    Hideo Matsuura

  4. Department of Regenerative Medicine, Division of Radiation Medical Science, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

    Yukihito Higashi, Tatsuya Maruhashi & Farina Mohamad Yusoff

  5. Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

    Yukihito Higashi & Masato Kajikawa

  6. Ozono Clinic, Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Hiroshima, Japan

    Ryoji Ozono

  7. Center for Radiation Disaster Medical Science, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan

    Takayuki Yamaji

  8. Center for Cause of Death Investigation Research, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan

    Takahiro Harada

  9. Center for Basic Medical Research, International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW) Narita Campus, Narita, Japan

    Wakako Kawarazaki

  10. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Keisuke Shinohara

  11. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan

    Kento Kitada & Akira Nishiyama

  12. Fukae clinic, Osaka, Japan

    Satoko Nakamura

  13. Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Ken Kaseda & Shigeru Shibata

  14. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Hypertension, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

    Mitsuru Ohishi

  15. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan

    Kazuomi Kario

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Ishida, M., Kusaka, M., Matsuura, H. et al. Engaging the public on World Hypertension Day 2025: “Asakatsu”-Inspired BP screening and educational forum in Hiroshima, Japan. Hypertens Res 48, 3052–3054 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-025-02333-6

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