The Hypertension of Hemophilia Is Not Explained by the Usual Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Results of a Cohort Study

Background. The etiology of the high prevalence of hypertension among patients with hemophilia (PWH) remains unknown. Methods. We compared 469 PWH in the United States with males from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to determine whether differences in cardiovascular ris...

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Main Authors: Richard F. W. Barnes, Thomas J. Cramer, Afrah S. Sait, Rebecca Kruse-Jarres, Doris V. K. Quon, Annette von Drygalski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2014201