Home Blood Pressure Monitoring as an Alternative to Confirm Diagnoses of Hypertension in Adolescents with Elevated Office Blood Pressure from a Brazilian State Capital

Home Blood Pressure Monitoring as an Alternative to Confirm Diagnoses of Hypertension in Adolescents with Elevated Office Blood Pressure from a Brazilian State Capital

Abstract Background: Regional differences of using home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) as an alternative to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in hypertensive adolescents are unknown. Objectives: Define if HBPM is an option to confirm diagnoses of hypertension in adolescents from a Braz...

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Main Authors: Thaís Inacio Rolim Póvoa, Thiago Veiga Jardim, Carolina de Souza Carneiro, Vanessa Roriz Ferreira, Karla Lorena Mendonça, Polyana Resende Silva de Morais, Flávia Miquetichuc Nogueira Nascente, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso de Souza, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Hypertension
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
Adolescent
Risk Factors
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