Abstract

MENDEZ GALVEZ, Lázara; CAIRO SAEZ, Gilberto  and  GONZALEZ LOPEZ, Dagmar. Hidden morbidity due to arterial hypertension in adolescents. Importance of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Medicentro Electrónica [online]. 2023, vol.27, n.3  Epub Sep 01, 2023. ISSN 1029-3043.

Diagnosing a child or an adolescent as hypertensive is not an easy task. The main way to diagnose arterial hypertension continues to be at the doctor´s office, but due to its poor reproducibility, this method has some limitations. There are other less used methods in the pediatric setting, but are more reproducible and reliable, such as ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, which makes it possible to reduce the underdiagnosis of arterial hypertension. We present a case of a male adolescent who was detected during a screening, with the objective of identifying hidden morbidity of arterial hypertension in overweight adolescents, in the health area at "Chiqui Gómez Lubián" Polyclinic, in Santa Clara, Villa Clara. The case is of great important for primary health care, promotes the use of a diagnosis method that improves the correct classification and treatment of hypertension at an early age and contributes to the prevention of subsequent complications

Keywords : hypertension; pediatric obesity; blood pressure monitoring; ambulatory.

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