Current concepts concerning blood pressure (BP) in childhood are undergoing significant changes. A critical revision has been made of the relative importance of essential and secondary hypertension in childhood. Recent studies point to the existence of a good number of hypertensive children for whom an underlying cause is not found. The present review will briefly outline a number of correlates of blood pressure in childhood, review the possible causes of hypertension at this age, and provide an outline for a diagnostic and therapeutic workup of hypertensive children.
Blood pressure and hypertension in childhood: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment
CAPASSO, Giovambattista;
1988
Abstract
Current concepts concerning blood pressure (BP) in childhood are undergoing significant changes. A critical revision has been made of the relative importance of essential and secondary hypertension in childhood. Recent studies point to the existence of a good number of hypertensive children for whom an underlying cause is not found. The present review will briefly outline a number of correlates of blood pressure in childhood, review the possible causes of hypertension at this age, and provide an outline for a diagnostic and therapeutic workup of hypertensive children.File in questo prodotto:
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