Essential hypertension onset in a 12-year-old adolescent

• Main Authors: Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan, Harun, Zulkifli, Osman, Iskandar Firzada
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine; RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/79632/13/79632_Essential%20hypertension%20onset%20in%20a%2012-year-old%20adolescent.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79632/14/79632_Essential%20hypertension%20onset%20in%20a%2012-year-old%20adolescent_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79632/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol49num1_2020/vol49num1_2020pg129-132.html

Essential hypertension in adolescents is increasing in trend worldwide in view of increasing prevalence of childhood obesity and sedentary lifestyle. Generally, secondary hypertension is suspected if it occurs at pre-pubertal age or presented with resistant hypertension. We reported a case of 12-y...