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[Arterial pressure monitoring in offspring of hypertensive individuals at a day-care center].
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) - 1 Jan 2000
Langowiski André Ribeiro, Lima Junior Emilton, Knopfholz José, Reichert Adriane, Nogueira Maira Oliveira, Faria Neto José Rocha, Guarita-Souza Luis Cesar
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OBJECTIVE: This study intended to evaluate blood pressure monitoring (BPM) data in young hypertensive offspring. METHODS: We evaluated 31 students, of ages ranging from 17 to 25 years, whose parents (one or both) were being treated for hypertension (group I) and 30 normotensive subjects, whose parents were not hypertensive (group II). Epidemiological data were collected from all participants and the blood...
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