Combined Effects of Child and Adult Elevated Blood Pressure on Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort Consortium

: Juhola J, Magnussen CG, Berenson GS, Venn A, Burns TL, Sabin MA, Srinivasan SR, Daniels SR, Davis PH, Chen W, Kahonen M, Taittonen L, Urbina E, Viikari JSA, Dwyer T, Raitakari OT, Juonala M

Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

: 2013

: Circulation

: CIRCULATION

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: 0009-7322

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001614

Individuals with persistently elevated BP from childhood to adulthood had increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis. This risk was reduced if elevated BP during childhood resolved by adulthood.

Internal medicine