ESPE Abstracts

Background: An abnormal blood pressure (BP) circadian rhythm, and in particular a non- dipping phenomenon is associated with increased cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health risks. In patients on steroid replacement therapy non physiological substitution may affect the BP profile.Objective and hypotheses: i) to evaluate the circadian BP profiles of patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) on steroid replacement therapy, ii) to compare BP pro...

Background: Arterial hypertension (AH) is one of the most common and the earliest complications of childhood obesity. It is diagnosed on the basis of at least three results of the standard setting measurements of systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure. Nevertheless, some data suggest, that this diagnostic standard may be not sufficient for obese children, because some BP abnormalities, unique for these patients, (decrease of night dip, elevated SBP/DBP load) cannot ...