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Background The effect of early hypertension on midlife cardiovascular (CV) mortality remains controversial. We assessed the association of established hypertension in late adolescence with subsequent CV mortality. Methods Of 2,298,130 Israeli adolescents (60 % males; age 17.4 ± 0.3 years) who underwent a compulsory medical examination prior to military service between 1967 and 2010, 8720 teenagers...
Blood Pressure screening in children and adolescents is currently recommended by several prominent medical organizations, including the American Heart Association, the National High Blood Pressure Education Program, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the European Society of Hypertension, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. This practice was recently subject to intense scientific review...
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