| Pediatric approach to hypertension. | |
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PMID: 19615559 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The prevalence of pediatric hypertension (HTN) has increased over the past several decades, bringing with it increased numbers of children with hypertensive sequelae such as left ventricular hypertrophy as well as greater numbers of hypertensive adults. This growing public health concern calls for vigilant screening, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of HTN in children. Although primary HTN has become more common in childhood and adolescence, it still should be considered a diagnosis of exclusion. As such, a diagnostic work-up should be conducted to rule out secondary causes of HTN for any child with a confirmed diagnosis of HTN. Important secondary causes of pediatric HTN include renal parenchymal, renovascular, and endocrine etiologies, and secondary HTN becomes more likely the younger the child is and the more severe the blood pressure elevation is at diagnosis. In addition, several genetic disorders have been identified in which one aberrant gene results in severe HTN, often early in life. All hypertensive children, regardless of the cause of their HTN, should be prescribed therapeutic lifestyle changes, and children with symptomatic, secondary, or severe HTN; HTN resistant to lifestyle changes; or children with evidence of end-organ damage also should be prescribed antihypertensive medications. |
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Authors:
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Tammy M Brady; Leonard G Feld |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Seminars in nephrology Volume: 29 ISSN: 1558-4488 ISO Abbreviation: Semin. Nephrol. Publication Date: 2009 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-07-20 Completed Date: 2009-09-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8110298 Medline TA: Semin Nephrol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 379-88 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 200 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. tbrady8@jhmi.edu |
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Adolescent Antihypertensive Agents / diagnostic use, therapeutic use Child Humans Hypertension, Renal / diagnosis, drug therapy*, epidemiology*, etiology Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / complications, drug therapy Pediatrics* Practice Guidelines as Topic Prevalence |
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0/Antihypertensive Agents |
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