2002
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001389
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Hypertension: a cause of growth impairment

Abstract: The effects of high blood pressure on growth are not fully understood and while hypertension may be associated with failure to thrive, hypertension causing failure to thrive in children is poorly documented. We describe four children presenting with failure to thrive due to hypertension consequent to various aetiologies. Control of hypertension with appropriate therapy resulted in

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“…Therefore, our data do not allow to state which phenomenon is the cause and which is the effect. Moreover, selected cases of growth impairment in children (1-7 years) due to severe (DBP > 100 mm Hg) hypertension were published, and control of hypertension resulted in improved growth [24]. Curiously, some data gathered on our human adolescents remember previous data described by Rodriguez-Padilla et al [25] on rats, i.e., body weight is higher in hypertensive rats vs. controls.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 65%
“…Therefore, our data do not allow to state which phenomenon is the cause and which is the effect. Moreover, selected cases of growth impairment in children (1-7 years) due to severe (DBP > 100 mm Hg) hypertension were published, and control of hypertension resulted in improved growth [24]. Curiously, some data gathered on our human adolescents remember previous data described by Rodriguez-Padilla et al [25] on rats, i.e., body weight is higher in hypertensive rats vs. controls.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 65%
“…RVH has been described as a rare cause of FTT, and probably occurred in this case, since growth recovery occurred after improvement of BP levels 5 10 11…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 80%