Increased Incidence of Resistant Hypertension in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Gandelman JS, Khan OA*, Shuey MM, Neal JE**, McNeer E*, Dickson A, Barnado A, Wang L*, Anandi P, Dupont WD*, Stein CM, Chung CP. Increased Incidence of Resistant Hypertension in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Arthritis care & research. 2020 Apr;72(72). 534-543. PMID: 30875459 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC6745299 NIHMSID: NIHMS1016775.

Abstract

To compare the risk of resistant hypertension (RHTN) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and in controls without SLE, and to define factors associated with RHTN in patients with SLE.