Prevalence and impact of abnormal blood pressure on left ventricular hypertrophy in adolescents with congenital heart disease
Adolescents with CHD have a high prevalence of abnormal SBP and LVH. BMI percentile and SBP were associated with LVMI-ht<sup>2.7</sup>. Findings support screening for BMI and hypertension in youths with CHD as this population has increased baseline cardiovascular risk that may be compounded by obesity and chronic hypertension.
Authors
- Mariah Eisner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4703-4342)
- Andrew Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5777-4611)
- Mahmoud Kallash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1550-5055)
- John David Spencer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5509-7135)
- Kan N. Hor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4628-5227)
- Aaron Walsh
- Chance Alvarado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7266-6344)
Institutions
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.101001
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71