AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERNS IN CHILDREN AT RISK FOR HYPERTENSION

本子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源的众多研究子项目之一。子项目和研究者（PI）可能已经从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是中心的，不一定是研究者的机构。该建议是一项试点研究的延续，该研究旨在通过动态血压监测识别符合特定标准的儿童的异常血压模式。研究人员正在验证这样一种假设，即间歇性收缩压或舒张压升高和/或夜间血压没有下降的儿童更有可能出现高血压引起的心脏变化或肾功能的细微变化。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. This proposal is the continuation of a pilot study designed to identify abnormal blood pressure patterns using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in chidren who have met specific criteria. Researchers are testing the hypothesis that children who have intermittent systolic or diastolic blood pressure elevations and/or do not display the nocturnal decline in blood pressure are more likely to have evidence of hypertension induced cardiac changes or subtle changes in renal function.