Hypertensive Vascular Disease in Adolescence

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Abstract
A MEDICAL clinic devoted to the care of adolescents affords an excellent opportunity to further knowledge of the natural history of hypertensive vascular disease. This report presents case material indicating that the presence of a persistently elevated blood pressure in an adolescent boy or girl is deserving of further study, whether or not there are accompanying symptoms. On the basis of experience in this clinic, we believe that a careful blood-pressure determination is an important part of the adolescent's examination.Elevation in blood pressure beyond the normal range in adolescence is not common. Various studies1 2 3 4 5 6 suggest that the normal range . . .

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