| Essential hypertension in childhood. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 577536 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Fifteen patients, aged 8 to 17 years, were found to have hpertension and were studied from February 1974 to Decemober 1975. Hypertension was defined as supine diastolic blood pressure repeatedly above 90 mm Hg. Five patients had a family history of hypertension. Extensive diagnostic evaluation performed in all cases failed to show an underlying cause for the hypertension. Patients with target-organ involvement were treated with hydrochlorothiazide; five of them are currently normotensive. Of the remaining nine untreated patients, four became spontaneously normotensive within eight to 14 months of the initial evaluation. These results suggest that extensive studies in children with hypertension may not be necessary in every case if clinical findings meet the critiera for the diagnosis of essential hypertension. These studies might be desirable, however, if target-organ involvement is present. |
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Authors:
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L C Aschinberg; P M Zeis; R A Miller; E G John; L L Chan |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Volume: 238 ISSN: 0098-7484 ISO Abbreviation: JAMA Publication Date: 1977 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1977-08-25 Completed Date: 1977-08-25 Revised Date: 2006-11-07 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7501160 Medline TA: JAMA Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 322-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adolescent Age Factors Blood Pressure Child Female Humans Hydrochlorothiazide / therapeutic use Hypertension* / diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology Male Remission, Spontaneous Renin / blood |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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58-93-5/Hydrochlorothiazide; EC 3.4.23.15/Renin |
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