Blood Pressure and Body Weight Have Different Effects on Pulse Wave Velocity and Cardiac Mass in Children.
Simonetta GenovesiPaolo SalviElisa NavaElena TassistroMarco GiussaniIlaria DesimoneAntonina OrlandoMariagrazia BattaglinoGiulia LietiMassimo MontemerloLaura AntoliniGianfranco ParatiPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
Our study suggests that, in children, elevated BP values and excess weight may have different effects on the heart and the vessels in causing early cardiovascular alterations.