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Argentina-Concerned about high blood pressure in children

Tonka

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http://www.eltribuno.info/salta/120561-Preocupa-la-elevada-presion-arterial-en-los-chicos.note.aspx
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ATLANTIC COAST, 18% OF CHILDREN MONITORED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRESENTED ARTERY PROBLEMS
Concerned about high blood pressure in children
This condition exposes children to increased risk of cardiovascular disease in middle age.

Monday January 23, 2012 National

18 percent of the boys on the Atlantic coast controlled by the Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires presented high blood pressure, as experts warned that this puts them at increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood.

In addition, the controls, which are voluntary and are made free and free of Mar del Plata and other seaside resorts, found that 25 percent of adult tourists also had high blood pressure. The campaign is part of 12 / 8 of the health portfolio, which seeks to inform, prevent and control hypertension, a disease is the leading cause of stroke and major risk factors for disability and death from cardiovascular disease.

Since the beginning of the season, the seven tents 12 / 8, in which nurses take the pressure for free, are installed in Mar del Plata, San Bernardo, Santa Teresita, Villa Gesell, Miramar and Necochea. "This year we add the control of hypertension in children and adolescents because, as in adults, the disease is usually asymptomatic, however, marks an increased cardiovascular risk in adulthood," said the Minister of Health of Buenos Aires, Alejandro Collia . He added that "early detection is key and regular monitoring by pediatricians." Once diagnosed, hypertension in children and adolescents dietary habits required to maintain a healthy weight, regular physical activity and the elimination of salt in foods. "In the case of boys, hypertension is often a symptom of other diseases, so that pediatricians must seek the cause," said Director of Pathology Prevalent provincial Ministry of Health, Ricardo Lopez Santi. And said that "it is often a result of renal or glandular require specific treatment."

He further explained that high values ​​found in the smaller "allows us to treat hypertension in time and prevent, among other conditions, a condition called left ventricular hypertrophy, which often lead frame is characterized by hypertension and increasing the size of the mass left ventricular muscle. " According to experts, children with hypertension are more likely to have hardened arteries as adults.
 
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