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Essential hypertension vs. secondary hypertension among children.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Jan 2015
Gupta-Malhotra Monesha, Banker Ashish, Shete Sanjay, Hashmi Syed Sharukh, Tyson John E, Barratt Michelle S, Hecht Jacqueline T, Milewicz Diane M, Boerwinkle Eric
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BACKGROUND: The aim was to determine the proportions and correlates of essential hypertension among children in a tertiary pediatric hypertension clinic. METHODS: We evaluated 423 consecutive children and collected demographic and clinical history by retrospective chart review. RESULTS: We identified 275 (65%) hypertensive children (blood pressure >95th percentile per the "Fourth Report on the Diagnosis,...
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