Hypertension is a major public health issue in industrialized nations, affecting approximately
20% of adults. Hypertension often begins in childhood, and children with hypertension are …

Hypertension is one of the commonest diseases with an estimated worldwide prevalence of
1 billion. Data from the 3rd National Health and Nutritional Assessment Survey reveals that …

An increasing number of healthy children and adolescents across the world are being
diagnosed with hypertension, which is an emerging problem that no pediatrician can afford …

Hypertension in the Children is increasingly being recognized as an emerging critical
healthcare problem, because of its increasing prevalence in recent years and also of its …

High blood pressure is one among the leading contributors to burden of disease globally.
Approximately 54% of stroke and 47% of ischemic heart disease events worldwide were …

Introduction: Pediatric hypertension has been recognized as an important health issue over
the past years. In children though the etiology of hypertension is predominantly secondary …

Primary hypertension is the most common form of hypertension in clinical practice, and it is
recognized more often in adolescents and adults than in younger children. The …

Hypertension emerges from a complex interplay of genetic, environmental and behavioral
factors. Hypertension in the young which is mostly undiagnosed is increasing in prevalence …

Objective: To establish norms of blood pressure in children of different age groups,
prevalence of hypertension and probable precipitating or aggravating factors. Design: Cross …

There is increasing awareness that childhood hypertension may be the precursor of adult
hypertension. Also, early detection and management of hypertension may prevent the long …