Pediatric Hypertension: Update
Author(s)
Tammy M. Brady
Ibrahim F. Shatat
Language
EnglishAbstract
Hypertension and its resultant complications do occur in childhood and track into adulthood. It’s estimated that > 3% of all children have hypertension, with an even greater prevalence among obese children (20-47%). The etiology of hypertension is generally described as primary (essential) or secondary with most secondary causes related to cardio-renal disease. While primary hypertension is on the rise, all children should undergo an evaluation to investigate for a secondary cause of their hypertension. Mild to moderate hypertension is most commonly asymptomatic but may be associated with subtle cardiac, renal, neurological and/or psychosocial.
Keywords
genetic programming; pheochromocytoma; developmental origins; kidney transplant; microbiome; obesity; LVH; paragangliomaISBN
9782889456543Publisher
Frontiers Media SAPublisher website
www.frontiersin.orgPublication date and place
2018Series
Frontiers Research Topics,Classification
Medicine and Nursing