Category Archives: Cardiovascular
Infections and inflammatory diseases as risk factors for venous thrombosis. A systematic review
2012
Inflammation and venous thrombosis are intertwined. Only in the recent 15 years clinical epidemiological studies have focussed on inflammatory or infectious diseases as risk factors for venous thrombosis. Although a...
Drug-related hypertension and resistance to antihypertensive treatment: A call for action
2011
Several drugs can cause hypertension and/or blunt the effect of antihypertensive treatment. They can exacerbate a previously well controlled hypertension and/or render it resistant to therapy. Accordingly, drugs represent a...
