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- Title
Hypertension in an Adolescent Athlete.
- Authors
Kienstra, Carolyn M.; Hergenroeder, Albert C.; Riley, Alyssa A.; Justino, Henri
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 16-year-old African American male basketball player who was suffering from hypertension. Topics discussed include application of a computed tomography angiogram (CTA); treatment given to the patient with transdermal clonidine and long-acting oral nifedipine; and cause of hypertension due to constriction of the aorta between the isthmus and bifurcation.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of aortic diseases; AORTIC diseases; BLOOD pressure; HIGH school athletes; HYPERTENSION; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Clinical Pediatrics, 2016, Vol 55, Issue 12, p1183
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1177/0009922815614362