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The national high blood pressure education program.
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This article is published in Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association.The article was published on 1974-04-01. It has received 1110 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Health education.read more
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Treatment of hypertension and microalbuminuria in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
TL;DR: There is no consensus as to who should be treated and when treatment with renoprotective drugs should begin in the pediatric population, due to the lack of a clear definition of the natural history of microalbuminuria in this age group, but some models and controversial aspects of this issue are presented and discussed.
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"White coat hypertension" in adolescents: increased values of urinary cortisol and endothelin.
Iraklis N. Vaindirlis,Melpomeni Peppa-Patrikiou,Maria Dracopoulou,Irini Manoli,Antonis Voutetakis,Catherine Dacou-Voutetakis +5 more
TL;DR: The data indicate that WCH in adolescence may not be an innocent phenomenon and may represent a prelude to permanent idiopathic hypertension of adulthood.
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Blood pressure, hypertension, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents
TL;DR: Ambulatory BP devices have been added to this mix and offer unique opportunities for accurate diagnosis, and more effective therapies and a consensus document may be needed to optimize use and interpretation of data from ambulatory BP monitoring.
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Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scan in the evaluation of hypertension in children.
TL;DR: It is indicated that renal scarring is present in 21% of otherwise healthy children who are evaluated for newly diagnosed hypertension, and renal US is not a sensitive imaging modality to rule out renal Scarring.
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Hypertension in adolescents: a review of diagnosis and management.
TL;DR: When considering medication in the hypertensive adolescent, potential complications of therapy must be reviewed in light of the physical and psychosocial changes ongoing in this age group.