title: Persistent hypertension after prenatal cocaine exposure.
abstract: Multiple blood pressure readings were obtained with time in 12 infants with documented in utero exposure to cocaine. Approximately half had hypertension or high-normal blood pressure with no evidence of renal, cardiovascular, or endocrinologic abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Horn
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine