THE COURSE OF PRIMARY HYPERTENSION IN THE YOUNG
Authors: G A PERERA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Article1 December 1958THE COURSE OF PRIMARY HYPERTENSION IN THE YOUNGGEORGE A. PERERA, M.D., F.A.C.P.GEORGE A. PERERA, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-6-1348 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere is considerable evidence that primary (essential) hypertension often begins in youth or early adult life.1, 2, 3, 4 It has been claimed that its course is less rapid when it is contracted at a later age.5, 6 The present study was undertaken to contrast the course of those who develop the disorder when they are young with the natural history of the disease in all age groups.CLINICAL MATERIALAll cases were selected from the records of the Presbyterian Hospital. Thirty patients were found whose established diastolic hypertension7(constant and repeated blood pressure values of 90 mm. of Hg...Bibliography1. Alvarez WC: Blood pressure in university freshmen and office patients, Arch. Int. Med. 26: 381, 1920. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. RobinsonBrucer SCM: Range of normal blood pressure; a statistical study of 11,383 persons, Arch. Int. Med. 64: 409, 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SchroederSteele HAJM: Studies on "essential" hypertension. I. Classification, Arch. Int. Med. 64: 927, 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Perera GA: Diagnosis and natural history of hypertensive vascular disease, Am. J. Med. 6: 416, 1948. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Anderson KW: Blood pressure as a factor in mortality, Journal Lancet 62: 341, 1942. Google Scholar6. MasterDublinMarks AMLIHH: The normal blood pressure range and its clinical implications, J. A. M. A. 143: 1464, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. BrustPereraWilkins AAGARW: Classification of types of hypertension. Report to the Council on Drugs, J. A. M. A. 166: 640, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Perera GA: Hypertensive vascular disease; description and natural history, J. Chron. Dis. 1: 33, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication April 11, 1958.From the Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital.†This study was supported by grants from the Albert H. and Jessie D. Wiggin Foundation, and the Union County (New Jersey) Heart Association.Requests for reprints should be addressed to George A. Perera, M.D., Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 620 West 168th Street, New York 32, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIssues in the pharmacologic management of primary hypertension in adolescenceTRACKING OF BLOOD PRESSURES IN DIABETIC CHILDRENBLOOD PRESSURE IN DANISH CHILDREN and ADOLESCENTSHypertension in PediatricsHypertension in the pediatric patient: A reappraisalReplyNatural History of Hypertension in AdolescenceHigh blood pressure in children: Problems and guidelines for evaluation and treatmentDIFFERENCES IN MEAN ADOLESCENT BLOOD PRESSURE BY AGE, SEX ETHNIC ORIGIN, OBESITY AND FAMILIAL TENDENCYEssential hypertension in children and youth: A pediatric perspectiveScreening in Pediatric PracticeHypertension in ChildhoodSystemic Hypertension in Children and AdolescentsSystemic Arterial Hypertension in Pediatric PracticeHypertension in children and adolescents. I. Causes and diagnostic studiesHypertensive cardiovascular diseaseThe natural history of diastolic hypertension and the effects of blood pressure regulationEssentielle Hypertonie 1 December 1958Volume 49, Issue 6Page: 1348-1350KeywordsAge groupsBlood pressureHeartHospital medicineHypertensionLongitudinal studiesNatural history of diseasePrimary hypertensionSurgeonsYoung adults ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...