Do childhood blood pressure trajectories predict adult left ventricular hypertrophy?
Blood pressure trajectories during adolescence significantly impact the development of adult left ventricular hypertrophy, emphasizing the need for early prevention.
=0.001-0.008) in adolescents of 13 to 19 years, adjusting for covariates. These associations were consistent across race-sex groups. Of note, the association of childhood BP linear slopes with concentric LVH was significantly stronger than that with eccentric LVH during the adolescence period of 12 to 19 years. These observations indicate that the impact of BP trajectories on adult LVH and geometric patterns originates in childhood. Adolescence is a crucial period for the development of LVH in later life, which has implications for early prevention.
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