Black Kids with High Blood Pressure at Higher Risk for Heart Dise

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Black Kids with High Blood Pressure at Higher Risk for Heart Disease

Research led by the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center shows that black children with persistently elevated blood pressure are more likely than other hypertensive children to develop left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), a dangerous enlargement or thickening of the left chamber of the heart. LVH, over time, can lead to heart failure, heart rhythm abnormalities and death.

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