Changes in Prevalence and Phenotype of Hypertension in Children Suspected of Hypertension Using the 2022 American Heart Association Guidelines
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2024-01-01
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2333794X
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2-s2.0-85207022347
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Global Pediatric Health
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11
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Global Pediatric Health Vol.11 (2024)
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Nimkarn N., Pirojsakul K., Chantarogh S., Saisawat P., Tangnararatchakit K. Changes in Prevalence and Phenotype of Hypertension in Children Suspected of Hypertension Using the 2022 American Heart Association Guidelines. Global Pediatric Health Vol.11 (2024). doi:10.1177/2333794X241287304 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/101842
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Changes in Prevalence and Phenotype of Hypertension in Children Suspected of Hypertension Using the 2022 American Heart Association Guidelines
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Abstract
Objective: The American Heart Association (AHA) launched the 2022 guidelines for the diagnosis of hypertension (HT) by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). The present study aimed to evaluate the impacts of the 2022 AHA guidelines on the changes in the prevalence and phenotype of HT in children suspected of HT. Methods: Consecutive 100 children aged 6 to 20 suspected of HT who underwent 24-hour ABPM were recruited. The patients were separated into 3 groups: escalated, de-escalated, and unchanged. Demographic data were compared between the 3 groups. Logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the factors associated with the escalation in the diagnosis of HT. Results: The present study revealed that the prevalence of HT, including sustained and masked HT, increased from 48% by the 2014 AHA guidelines to 65% by the 2022 AHA guidelines. Patients in the escalated group tended to have a higher proportion of male gender, with an older age and a taller height compared to those in the de-escalated group. Multivariate analysis showed that height was the only factor associated with the escalation in the diagnosis of HT [OR 1.09 (1.01-1.19), P-value.04]. Five out of 6 (83.3%) patients in the escalated group with available echocardiographic results had left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Conclusion: Using the 2022 AHA guidelines resulted in more detection of patients with HT, and almost 30% of the escalated group had LVH. This finding supports using the 2022 AHA guidelines to detect children at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases early.