Male gender, increased blood viscosity, body mass index and triglyceride levels are independently associated with systemic relative hypertension in sickle cell anemia.

Male gender, increased blood viscosity, body mass index and triglyceride levels are independently associated with systemic relative hypertension in sickle cell anemia.

Patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) have usually lower diastolic, systolic and mean blood pressure (BP) than the general population. However, BP values ≥120/70 mmHg considerably increase the risk for acute and chronic complications in SCA. The aim of this study was to identify biological factors...

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Main Authors: Yann Lamarre, Marie-Laure Lalanne-Mistrih, Marc Romana, Nathalie Lemonne, Daniele Mougenel, Xavier Waltz, Benoît Tressières, Maryse Etienne-Julan, Vanessa Tarer, Marie-Dominique Hardy-Dessources, Philippe Connes
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23785465/pdf/?tool=EBI

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