Chapter-17 Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
BOOK TITLE: Hypertension: A Case-based Approach
Author
1. Sheehan Sara
2. Talente Gregg
ISBN
9789386261489
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18315_18
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2020
Pages
24
Author Affiliations
1.
Greenville Hospital System-Patewood, Memorial Hospital, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
2.
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Chapter keywords
Hypertension,
body mass index,
BMI,
systolic blood pressure,
diastolic blood pressure,
insulin resistance,
Pediatric blood pressure,
central adiposity,
elevated triglycerides,
high-density lipoprotein,
HDL,
treatment,
angiotensin-converting enzyme,
ACE,
long-term outcome