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SUBMITTER: von Drygalski A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3850775 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
von Drygalski Annette A Kolaitis Nicholas A NA Bettencourt Ricki R Bergstrom Jaclyn J Kruse-Jarres R R Quon Doris V DV Wassel Christina C Li Ming C MC Waalen Jill J Elias Darlene J DJ Mosnier Laurent O LO Allison Matthew M
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 20130429 1
Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for intracranial hemorrhage. We, therefore, investigated the prevalence, treatment, and control of HTN in adult patients with hemophilia (PWH). PWH≥18 years (n=458) from 3 geographically different cohorts in the United States were evaluated retrospectively for HTN and risk factors. Results were compared with the nationally representative sample provided by the contemporary National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). PWH had a significantly ...[more]