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Hypertension in a Young Golfer

Authors :
Martha Pyron
Source :
The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 30:21-36
Publication Year :
2002
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2002.

Abstract

A collegiate freshman golfer was hypertensive at her preparticipation physical exam (PPE). Further investigation revealed coarctation of the aorta with secondary hypertension that had been asymptomatic. The PPE is a good forum for hypertensive screening because it may be one of the few times an apparently healthy adolescent is seen by any physician. This case emphasizes the need to screen for silent hypertension and discern its cause in adolescents.

Details

ISSN :
23263660 and 00913847
Volume :
30
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Physician and Sportsmedicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....599233aae04a836a1c78eef7ef87f052
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3810/psm.2002.06.334