The prevalence of essential arterial hypertension in children and adolescents has grown
considerably in the last few decades, making this disease a major clinical problem in the …

Background Emerging evidence among adolescents suggests that arterial stiffness
temporally precedes elevated blood pressure/hypertension in the casual pathway. It remains …

The prevalence of high childhood blood pressure (BP) is rising globally and has been
associated with subclinical vascular impairments in children. Longitudinal data on the …

Hypertension (HTN) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are increasingly recognized in
pediatric patients and represent risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality later in …

The premise for effective prevention and treatment of obesity is the availability of accurate
prevalence figures. However, the prevalence of pediatric obesity and overweight in South …

Background Previous studies examined the effects of breastfeeding on measured values of
body circumferences or blood pressure during childhood. However, limited data are …

Importance The 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the diagnosis and management
of pediatric hypertension (PHTN) categorizes a greater proportion of children with elevated …

Objectives To assess pediatrician adherence to the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics'
clinical practice guideline for high blood pressure (BP). Study design Pediatric primary care …

Puberty is a complex process leading to physical, sexual, and psychosocial maturation. The
changes in morphology and organ function during puberty also affect blood pressure (BP) …

Objective To conduct a systematic review to provide pooled estimates of the prevalence of
hypertension among children aged less than 18 y in India. Methods Three electronic …