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Observational Study
. 2020 Dec 15;9(24):e019144.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019144. Epub 2020 Dec 2.

Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Elevated Incidence of Hypertension

Edwin Mandieka  1 , Danish Saleh  1 , Anuj K Chokshi  1 , Adovich S Rivera  2 , Matthew J Feinstein  1   2
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Observational Study

Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Elevated Incidence of Hypertension

Edwin Mandieka et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

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

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Cumulative hazards of (A) incident hypertension and (B) diabetes mellitus among patients with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) compared with matched patients without latent tuberculosis (control) (N=5185).
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