The Impact of Hypertension and Use of Calcium Channel Blockers on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes

Chidambaram, VigneshVigneshChidambaramGupte, AkshayAkshayGupteJANN-YUAN WANGGolub, Jonathan EJonathan EGolubKarakousis, Petros CPetros CKarakousis2022-06-272022-06-27202110584838https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/614515Hypertension induces systemic inflammation, but its impact on the outcome of infectious diseases like tuberculosis (TB) is unknown. Calcium channel blockers (CCB) improve TB treatment outcomes in preclinical models, but their effect in patients with TB remain unclear.encalcium channel blockers; hypertension; mortality; treatment outcomes; tuberculosisThe Impact of Hypertension and Use of Calcium Channel Blockers on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomesjournal article10.1093/cid/ciaa1446329715342-s2.0-85111488367https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85111488367