Current knowledge about pathogenesis and treatment of arterial hypertension in rheumatoid arthritis
Novikova, D.S.; Popkova, T.V.; Nasonov, E.L.
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 83(5): 24-33
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660 PMID: 21780653 Document Number: 650474
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a proved high risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). An increase of this risk is mainly due to accumulation of conventional factors of CVD development (arterial hypertension - AH), dislipidemia, et cet). Causes of high prevalence of AH in RA, the role of chronic inflammation, effects of antirheumatic drugs with potentially hypertensive effects are outlined and recommendations on AH prevention and treatment in RA patients are given.