Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)HumansMaleFemaleChildBlood Pressure
Childhood Blood Pressure Predicts Longitudinal Decline in Vascular Function: The ExAMIN Youth SA Study.
Chanelle Volschenk, Esmé Jansen van Vuren, Annemarie Wentzel, Ruan Kruger
Published: 202610.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.125.25888
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Elevated childhood blood pressure (BP) is a known predictor of future adult cardiovascular risk. We explored whether baseline BP predicted vascular health decline over time. METHODS: We included 715 children with baseline (mean age, 7 yea…
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