Comparative Analysis of American Heart Association and European Society of Hypertension Ambulatory Blood Pressure Thresholds for Diagnosing Hypertension in Children

Introduction: The influence of using 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) thresholds recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA) (24-hour mean ABP >95th percentile and ABP load >25%) or the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) (mean 24-hour ABP >95th percentile or >130/80 mm...

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Main Authors: Ajaya Sharma, Luis Altamirano-Diaz, Michael Grattan, Guido Filler, Ajay P. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024920300383