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Doctors' Tests Often Miss High Blood Pressure In Kids With Kidney Disease PDF Print E-mail
Medical News - Hypertension
Many children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office have high blood pressure when tested at home, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that many CKD children are not appropriately treated for hypertension, which puts them at serious risk of developing heart disease.

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