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Hypertension, which is common among adults in the United States, has for several decades been recognized as a cardiovascular risk factor. Since blood pressure tends to "track" along the same percentile throughout life, children with higher blood pressures are more likely to become adults with hypertension. Therefore, the early recognition of the seeds of hypertension is crucial for introducing early interventions and reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among adults. The potential benefits of initiatives targeting such early recognition are obvious.

One such initiative, Healthy People 2010, has been launched by the U.S. government with the declared "overarching goals" of increasing . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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