Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Elevated Incidence of Hypertension

J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Dec 15;9(24):e019144. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019144. Epub 2020 Dec 2.
No abstract available

Keywords: hypertension; immune system; infection; inflammation; latent tuberculosis infection.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Endothelial Cells / physiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / epidemiology*
  • Incidence
  • Inflammation / immunology*
  • Latent Tuberculosis / complications
  • Latent Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
  • Latent Tuberculosis / immunology*
  • Latent Tuberculosis / microbiology
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors