Hypertension: a cause of growth impairment

Hypertension: a cause of growth impairment

The effects of high blood pressure on growth are not fully understood and while hypertension may be associated with failure to thrive, hypertension causing failure to thrive in children is poorly documented. We describe four children presenting with failure to thrive due to hypertension consequent t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of human hypertension 2002-05, Vol.16 (5), p.363-366
Hauptverfasser: DESHPANDE, P. V, GILBERT, R. D, WILLIAMS, J, HULTON, S. A, MILFORD, D. V
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antihypertensive agents
Biological and medical sciences
Blood pressure
Body Height
Body Weight
Cardiovascular system
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Echocardiography
Failure to thrive
Failure to Thrive - etiology
Female
Growth disorders
Health aspects
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - complications
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Patient outcomes
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:The effects of high blood pressure on growth are not fully understood and while hypertension may be associated with failure to thrive, hypertension causing failure to thrive in children is poorly documented. We describe four children presenting with failure to thrive due to hypertension consequent to various aetiologies. Control of hypertension with appropriate therapy resulted in improved growth. The exact pathogenesis of failure to thrive in hypertensive children is not known. These cases demonstrate the importance of careful measurement of blood pressure in children with failure to thrive.
ISSN:0950-9240
1476-5527
DOI:10.1038/sj.jhh.1001389