Journal of Hypertension: Open Access

P. Syamasundar Rao

Publications

• Review Article
  Childhood Hypertension: A Review
  Author(s): Ashish Banker, Monesha Gupta-Malhotra and P. Syamasundar RaoAshish Banker, Monesha Gupta-Malhotra and P. Syamasundar Rao
  
  Prevalence of hypertension in children has increased significantly in recent times, in part related to the epidemic of childhood obesity. Identification and treatment of hypertension in childhood is likely to favorably impact on cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Identification of hypertensive children continues to be problematic because of incomplete blood pressure screening during routine pediatric clinical visits. The blood pressure norms are based on age, gender and height specific values in contradistinction to adults where a single value suffices. Childhood hypertension is either primary or secondary and is categorized as prehypertension (between 90th to 95th percentile), stage 1 (95th to 99th percentile plus 5 mmHg) and stage 2 (≥ 99th percentile plus 5 mmHg) hypertension. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is useful in confirming the diagnosis and in helping diagnose.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1095.1000128

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