Cardiac and Systemic Hemodynamic Characteristics of Hypertension and Prehypertension in Adolescents and Young Adults
Open Access
- 16 January 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 115 (2) , 221-227
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.106.668921
Abstract
Background— The epidemic of overweight is increasing the prevalence of both prehypertension and early-onset hypertension, but few population-based data exist on their impact on cardiac structure and function in adolescents and young adults.Keywords
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