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Arterial Hypertension: Evaluation and Management

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Abstract

High BP (BP) is one of the most common chronic conditions in youth. It is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults. Based upon recent systematic analyses demonstrating that abnormal BP tracks from childhood into adulthood, high BP in youth may represent the earliest phase of adult hypertension (HTN). In this chapter, we summarize recent updates regarding the diag/nosis, management, and treatment of HTN in youth. We highlight some of the major changes incorporated into the 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High BP in Children and Adolescents. We also briefly review topics related to the inpatient and intensive care unit related management of hospitalized children with high BP.

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  1. Nemours-Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Carissa M. Baker-Smith

  2. University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Joseph Flynn

  3. Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA

    Joseph Flynn

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  1. Children’s Hospital Colorado University of Colorado Denver, School of, Aurora, CO, USA

    Eduardo M. da Cruz

  2. Children's Hospital Colorado University of Colorado School of Medicin, Aurora, CO, USA

    Dunbar Ivy

  3. Department of Cardiac Surgery, German Pediatric Heart Center, Sankt Augustin, Germany

    Viktor Hraska

  4. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Colorado University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA

    James Jaggers

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA

    Stephen R. Daniels MD, PhD

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Baker-Smith, C.M., Flynn, J. (2020). Arterial Hypertension: Evaluation and Management. In: da Cruz, E., Ivy, D., Hraska, V., Jaggers, J. (eds) Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4999-6_52-2

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