ArticleThe Journal of rheumatology2024
Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association With Immune Activation.
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- Smooth Muscle LRRC8A Knockout Preserves Vascular Function in Ang II Hypertension.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2026Article
- Metabolic Consequences of Rheumatoid Arthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2025Review
- Increased Frequency of the Non-Dipper Blood Pressure Pattern in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Insights from 24-Hour Ambulatory Monitoring.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor and Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).Current cardiology reports · 2025Review
- Sex hormone imbalance and rheumatoid arthritis in American men: a cross-sectional analysis from NHANES 2011-2016.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe prevalence of hypertension, a major cardiovascular risk factor, is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may be driven by immune activation. The purpose of this study was to determine if ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure (BP) is elevated in RA vs control participants and whether it is associated with immune activation.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study of 46 patients with RA and 23 control participants. Participants wore an ambulatory BP monitor that obtained diurnal BP every 15-30 minutes and nocturnal BP every 30 minutes. Inflammatory mediators in plasma were measured using an inflammation proteomics panel. Differences in BP measurements were assessed by Mann-Whitney
resultsPatients with RA and control participants had similar office BP, but median ambulatory systolic BP (SBP) measurements (24-hour [RA 121 mmHg vs control 116 mmHg;
conclusionDespite similar office measurements, 24-hour and nocturnal SBP measurements were higher in patients with RA than in control participants and were strongly associated with inflammation.
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