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- Title
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Congenital Hemophilia: A Focus on Hypertension.
- Authors
Badescu, Minerva Codruta; Badulescu, Oana Viola; Butnariu, Lăcrămioara Ionela; Bararu Bojan, Iris; Vladeanu, Maria Cristina; Dima, Nicoleta; Vlad, Cristiana Elena; Foia, Liliana Georgeta; Ciocoiu, Manuela; Rezus, Ciprian
- Abstract
Aging hemophiliacs face cardiovascular disease. Lots of evidence has been gathered that hemophiliacs have a more unfavorable cardiovascular profile than the general population does, especially due to the increased prevalence of hypertension (HTN). Among the existing scattered evidence, our study provides the most comprehensive and systematized analysis of the determinants of HTN in hemophiliacs. We discussed the contribution to the HTN substrate of hemophilia-specific factors, such as type, severity and the presence of inhibitors. The complex mechanism of kidney dysfunction in relation to hematuria and viral infections was meticulously addressed. Furthermore, we highlighted the new pathogenic concepts of endothelial dysfunction and the association between HTN and hemophilic arthropathy. The clustering of cardiovascular risk factors is common in hemophiliacs, and it enhances the negative vascular effect of HTN and aggravates HTN. It usually leads to an increased risk for coronary and cerebrovascular events. Our work provides reliable evidence to guide and improve the management of HTN in hemophiliacs.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; DISEASE risk factors; HEMOPHILIACS; HYPERTENSION; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases
- Publication
Diagnostics (2075-4418), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 12, p2937
- ISSN
2075-4418
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/diagnostics12122937