No clear benefits for kids' blood pressure checks

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No clear benefits for kids' blood pressure checks

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's no evidence that checking kids' and teens' blood pressure - and treating them if it's high - can reduce their heart risks in adulthood, according to a new analysis. What's more, researchers found blood pressure tests may not always be accurate among young people, or consistent from one reading to the next. "At this point, the jury is out. We just don't know if this is worth doing or not," said Dr. Matthew Thompson, who led the new research at Oxford University in the UK. ...

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