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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Hypertension in children is becoming a growing health problem. It is often asymptomatic and
overlooked by the physician. Although death and cardiovascular disability do not occur in …

Hypertension in children and adolescents is a major health condition that clinicians
frequently overlook. Children should have their blood pressure checked annually beginning …

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 …

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 is a common disease associated with high mortality and morbidity.
Hypertension could have its origin in childhood and go undetected unless specially looked …

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 …