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Pediatric Hypertension: Update
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tammy M. Brady
- Series:
- Frontiers Research Topics
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (93 p.)
- Other Title:
- Pediatric Hypertension
- Place of Publication:
- Frontiers Media SA 2018
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
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