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Hypertension Impairs Vascular Reactivity in the Pediatric Brain
Author(s) -
Linda J. Wong,
Juan C. Kupferman,
Isak Prohovnik,
Fenella J. Kirkham,
Sharon Goodman,
Kara Paterno,
Madhu Sharma,
Yuri Brosgol,
Steven G. Pavlakis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.607606
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , prehypertension , cardiology , hypercapnia , middle cerebral artery , diastole , population , transcranial doppler , cerebral blood flow , anesthesia , respiratory system , ischemia , environmental health
Chronic hypertension impairs cerebrovascular regulation in adults, but its effects on the pediatric population are unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate cerebrovascular abnormalities in hypertensive children and adolescents.

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