Essential hypertension in children, a growing worldwide problem

Hypertension is one of the most common diseases worldwide. For many decades, it was considered as a problem related to adult population; however, its incidence in children has also been increased in recent years. Although secondary causes of hypertension are more common in children, few studies have...

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Autores principales: Sabri, Mohammadreza, Gheissari, Alaleh, Mansourian, Marjan, Mohammadifard, Noushin, Sarrafzadegan, Nizal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6950331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31949460
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jrms.JRMS_641_19
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Sumario:Hypertension is one of the most common diseases worldwide. For many decades, it was considered as a problem related to adult population; however, its incidence in children has also been increased in recent years. Although secondary causes of hypertension are more common in children, few studies have been published focusing on the growing epidemic rate of essential hypertension in children and adolescents. Considering the importance of essential hypertension and its cardiovascular consequences, we review briefly its epidemiology and risk factors in children.

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