Effects of Interleukin-1β Inhibition on Blood Pressure, Incident Hypertension, and Residual Inflammatory Risk: A Secondary Analysis of CANTOS

While hypertension and inflammation are physiologically inter-related, the effect of therapies that specifically target inflammation on blood pressure is uncertain. The recent CANTOS (Canakinumab Anti-inflammatory Thrombosis Outcomes Study) afforded the opportunity to test whether IL (interleukin)-1...

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Main Authors: Rothman, AMK, MacFadyen, J, Thuren, T, Webb, A, Harrison, DG, Guzik, TJ, Libby, P, Glynn, RJ, Ridker, PM
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2019