Association of Adenotonsillectomy With Blood Pressure Among Hypertensive and Nonhypertensive Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hypertension in childhood may continue into adulthood and lead to adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Evidence suggests that adenotonsillectomy for childhood obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be associated with blood pressure (BP) improvement. However, how adenotonsillectomy is associated with BP in hypertensive and nonhypertensive children with OSA remains unclear.

Objective

To investigate disparities in BP changes after adenotonsillectomy in hypertensive and nonhypertensive children with OSA.

Design, setting, and participants

From January 1, 2010, to April 30, 2016, children (aged <18 years) with symptoms of OSA treated at National Taiwan University Hospital were enrolled in this retrospective case series study.

Interventions

Children underwent polyso

SUBMITTER: Lee CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5876823 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature