Hypertension in children after renal transplantation

BULUM AKBULUT B., Ozcakar Z. B., Kavaz A., Tutar E., Ekim M., Yalcinkaya F.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.57, no.6, pp.1138-1142, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ped.12703
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1138-1142
  • Keywords: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, children, hypertension, left ventricular mass index, renal transplantation, AMBULATORY BLOOD-PRESSURE, LEFT-VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY, CARDIAC-FUNCTION, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, ADOLESCENTS, SURVIVAL, RECOMMENDATIONS, OUTCOMES, OBESITY
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BackgroundHypertension (HT) is a common and serious complication following renal transplantation in children, and an important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the clinical characteristics of HT in children after renal transplantation.