Open AccessAmbulatory blood pressure monitoring and left ventricular mass index in children with renal disease
Author(s) -
Iris Pejčić,
Amira Peco-Antić,
Ida Jovanović,
Mirjana Kostić
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0308300p
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , left ventricular hypertrophy , cardiology , ambulatory blood pressure , pulse pressure , ambulatory , diastole , kidney disease
Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that blood pressure (BP) is positively related to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although the relationship between BP and the incidence of morbid events is consistent and highly significant, it is difficult to predict the absolute risk. Several studies have shown that the organ damage associated with hypertension correlate to a greater degree with 24 h average BP than with clinic BP and the most of them evaluated left ventricular hypertrophy in these patients.