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Systemic hypertension in the context of a dilated, poorly functioning heart is not commonly seen in the paediatric population. Patients with poor left ventricular function are usually hypotensive; however, there is a subset in whom heart failure appears to present secondary to systemic hypertension (increased afterload). This is a well-described phenomenon in hypertensive adult patients. In the paediatric age group, the cause of systemic hypertension needs to be established. Causes of systemic hypertension include aortic coarctation, kidney disease, tumours or endocrine abnormalities.
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Harris, M. (2016). The Test That Gets Forgotten. In: Magee, A., Till, J., Seale, A. (eds) Practical Pediatric Cardiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4183-9_20
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