Why the study?
Are carotid intima-media thickness and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity altered in hypertensive adolescents compared to normotensive controls?
Population
32 adolescents, comprising 15 with hypertension and 17 normotensive subjects.
Comparison
Hypertension vs Normotensive adolescents
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports cIMT and baPWV as potential early markers in hypertensive adolescents; leaves open prognostic value and need for longitudinal validation.
Are carotid intima-media thickness and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity altered in hypertensive adolescents compared to normotensive controls?
Carotid intima-media thickness and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity are significantly altered in hypertensive adolescents, suggesting their utility as early noninvasive markers of atherosclerosis in this population.
Gil et al. (2008) studied this question.
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