Elevated arterial blood pressure in children and adolescents can cause target organ damage, such as left ventricular hypertrophy, highlighting the importance of early management.
Left ventricular hypertrophy in children and adolescents with arterial hypertension SAETAK: Arterijska hipertenzija u djece i adolescenata postala je sve vaniji javnozdravstveni problem jer je njezina prevalencija u porastu. Longitudinalne su studije pokazale da e djeca, a osobito adolescenti s arterijskom hipertenzijom vjerojatno postati hipertenzivni odrasli s rizicima od kardiovaskularnih bolesti. Iako su kardiovaskularne bolesti vrlo rijetke u djetinjstvu, povien arterijski tlak moe ve u djejoj i adolescentnoj dobi uzrokovati promjene na ciljnim organima
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