ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Adolescents are considered the main consumer group of Energy Drinks (EDs). EDs are associated with adverse cardiovascular events, such as severe cardiac arrhythmia or arterial hypertension. Recent studies of our department revealed a significantly increased brachial blood pressure and arterial stiffness after the acute ED consumption in healthy adolescents. Increased central blood pressure is linked with the onset of end-organ damages such as lef...