Importance of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the diagnosis and prognosis of pediatric hypertension
The prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) at pediatric age has increased progressively, one of the causes of which is obesity. However, the dominant etiology in this age group is renal and/or cardiovascular pathology. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is the method of choice for the diagn...
Main Authors: | Helena Andrade, António Pires, Natália Noronha, Maria Emanuel Amaral, Lisete Lopes, Paula Martins, António Marinho da Silva, Eduardo Castela |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-09-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204918303064 |
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