Open AccessHypertension and obstructive sleep apnea in Caucasian children
Author(s) -
Valerie Kirk,
Julian Midgley,
Michael Giuffre,
Paul E. Ronksley,
Alberto Nettel-Aguirre,
Abdulla Al-Shamrani
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8462
DOI - 10.4330/wjc.v2.i8.251
Subject(s) - medicine , left ventricular hypertrophy , polysomnography , obstructive sleep apnea , ambulatory blood pressure , cardiology , blood pressure , body mass index , diastole , population , ambulatory , pediatrics , sleep apnea , percentile , apnea , environmental health , statistics , mathematics
To evaluate the prevalence of hypertension and/or left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in children with a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).