Altered 24-Hour Blood Pressure Profiles in Children and Adolescents with Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency | Zendy

Thomas M.K. Völkl | Zendy; Diemud Simm | Zendy; Jörg Dötsch | Zendy; Wolfgang Rascher | Zendy; Helmuth G. Dörr | Zendy

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Altered 24-Hour Blood Pressure Profiles in Children and Adolescents with Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

Author(s) -

Thomas M.K. Völkl,

Diemud Simm,

Jörg Dötsch,

Wolfgang Rascher,

Helmuth G. Dörr

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-1069

Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , congenital adrenal hyperplasia , body mass index , endocrinology , leptin , diastole , 21 hydroxylase , obesity , essential hypertension

Children and adolescents with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia have been shown to be at risk for obesity associated with higher insulin and leptin levels. Because these factors are also known to cause hypertension, the aim of this study was to analyze 24-h blood pressure profiles and their relation to different clinical and laboratory parameters.

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