Endothelial dysfunction in children and adolescents with metabolic syndrome

A study of cardiovascular system of 158 children and adolescents with obesity aged 7-15 has been conducted. It has been revealed that 67 (42,4%) children and adolescents have arterial hypertension, 13,3% have hypotension and 44,3% have a normal level of blood pressure. 2\3 of children with arterial hypertension registered non-adequate reaction of arterial hypertonia. Arterial hypertonia has been revealed in most patients (86 individuals, 54%) both with hyperkinetic and normal- and hypokinetic types of circulation, no matter how high the blood pressure was. The revealed deviations of blood pressure, arterial tonus in patients with obesity indicate an endothelial dysfunction.