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- Title
Prevalence and associations of hypertension and its control in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Authors
Panoulas, V. F.; Douglas, K. M. J.; Milionis, H. J.; Stavropoulos-Kalinglou, A.; Nightingale, P.; Kita, M. D.; Tselios, A. L.; Metsios, G. S.; Elisaf, M. S.; Kitas, G. D.
- Abstract
Objectives. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associates with excessive cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Hypertension (HT) contributes significantly to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Little is known about the factors that influence blood pressure (BP) in patients with RA. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of HT in a secondary care cohort of RA patients, and aimed to identify factors associated with its presence and inadequate control.
- Subjects
RHEUMATOID arthritis; AUTOIMMUNE diseases; HYPERTENSION; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; BLOOD pressure
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2007, Vol 46, Issue 9, p1477
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/kem169