The hypertension of hemophilia is associated with vascular remodeling in the joint.
Richard F W BarnesThomas J CramerTudor H HughesAnnette von DrygalskiPublished in: Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) (2018)
Vascular remodeling in hemophilic joints is associated with hypertension and elevated blood pressures. As hypertension is a grave risk factor for intracranial hemorrhage, a prominent cause of mortality in hemophilia patients, future studies are needed to address the causal pathways between vascular joint remodeling and blood pressure.