1.2 MASKED HYPERTENSION IS REVEALED BY EXAGGERATED SUBMAXIMAL EXERCISE BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG ADOLESCENTS FROM THE AVON LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN (ALSPAC)

Objectives: Masked hypertension (MH) is associated with hypertension-related markers of organ damage, but is undetectable by clinic (resting) BP. Exaggerated systolic BP response to submaximal exercise reveals MH in adults, but it is unknown whether this is the case during adolescence. We aimed to d...

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Main Authors: Zhengzheng Huang, James Sharman, Chloe Park, John Deanfield, Marietta Charakida, Abigail Fraser, Laura Howe, Debbie Lawlor, Nish Chaturvedi, George Smith, Alun Hughes, Martin Schultz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930186/view