Table 2. Indications for ET in children and adolescents with hypertension.
| Indication | Class of
recommendation |
Level of
evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of BP response to exercise
(in patients with or without heart disease) for diagnosis of HTN. 41 – 43 |
I | C |
| Preparticipation physical assessment of patients with known HTN seeking to engage in competitive sports. 44 , 45 | I | B |
| Suspected white coat hypertension. 41 , 46 | IIa | B |
| Assessment of treatment response and risk stratification in patients with known HTN. 4 , 47 , 48 | IIa | B |
| After correction of coarctation of the aorta, for assessment of BP behavior, post-exercise ankle-brachial index * , and stratification of HTN risk. 8 , 49 – 51 | IIa | B |
| Suspected masked hypertension in adolescents. 41 , 52 , 53 | IIa | C |
| Assessment of patients with decompensated HTN. 11 | III | C |
BP: blood pressure; HTN: hypertension.
*
Diagnostic test performed additionally with ET on a treadmill to assessment of the ankle-brachial index at rest and post-exercise.