| Office, ambulatory and home blood pressure measurement in children and adolescents. | |
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PMID: 21090932 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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There is an increasing interest in pediatric hypertension, the prevalence of which is rising in parallel with the obesity epidemic. Traditionally the assessment of hypertension in children has relied on office blood pressure (BP) measurements by the physician. However, as in adults, office BP might be misleading in children mainly due to the white coat and masked hypertension phenomena. Thus, out-of-office BP assessment, using ambulatory or home monitoring, has gained ground for the accurate diagnosis of hypertension and decision-making. Ambulatory monitoring is regarded as indispensable for the evaluation of pediatric hypertension. Preliminary data support the usefulness of home monitoring, yet more evidence is needed. Office, ambulatory and home BP normalcy tables providing thresholds for diagnosis have been published and should be used for the assessment of elevated BP in children. |
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Authors:
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Nikos Karpettas; Anastasios Kollias; Andriani Vazeou; George S Stergiou |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Expert review of cardiovascular therapy Volume: 8 ISSN: 1744-8344 ISO Abbreviation: Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101182328 Medline TA: Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1567-78 Citation Subset: IM |
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Hypertension Center, Third University Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, 152 Mesogion Avenue, Athens 11527, Greece. |
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