Under Blood Pressure in Children section from American Academy of Pediatrics published on September 2017. Hypertension in children and adolescents is an emerging health concern which is often overlooked by physicians. Children with primary hypertension are often at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, such as hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, they are predisposed to target organ damage, including left ventricular hypertrophy and pathologic vascular changes.
Thus, timely diagnosis and management may curb the rising epidemic and help control further complications in adulthood. What Is This Guideline About? The current pediatric hypertension guideline is an update to the “Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents” published by American Academy of Pediatrics in 2004. Recommendations in this guideline…
