African American youths with a family history of hypertension exhibit persistently higher nighttime systolic blood pressure and greater left ventricular mass compared to European American peers, highlighting early ethnic disparities in cardiovascular risk.
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Persistent nocturnal SBP elevation may flag early CV risk in African American youths; leaves open whether targeted lowering reduces LV mass.
Harshfield et al. (2002) studied this question.
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