June 19, 2013Circulation271 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperCombined Effects of Child and Adult Elevated Blood Pressure on Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Structured PICO
Does resolution of childhood elevated blood pressure by adulthood reduce the risk of carotid atherosclerosis compared to persistently elevated blood pressure?
P
Population
Individuals followed from childhood to adulthood
I
Intervention
Persistently elevated blood pressure from childhood to adulthood
C
Comparator
Elevated blood pressure during childhood that resolved by adulthood
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Outcome
Carotid atherosclerosissurrogate
Resolution of elevated blood pressure from childhood to adulthood mitigates the risk of developing carotid atherosclerosis.
Abstract
Individuals with persistently elevated BP from childhood to adulthood had increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis. This risk was reduced if elevated BP during childhood resolved by adulthood.