Ulcerative colitis increases risk of hypertension in a UK biobank cohort study.

Jinshen HeShaozhao ZhangYun QiuFen LiuZishan LiuJinyu TanFan HuXiaomin WuYu WangLongyuan ZhouShixian HuMinhu ChenXinxue LiaoXiaodong ZhuangRen Mao

Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2022)

In IBD patients, UC rather than CD is associated with a higher risk for the incidence of hypertension compared with general population. Close monitoring of hypertension might be required in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
ulcerative colitis
end stage renal disease
clinical practice
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
risk factors
cross sectional
patient reported outcomes