The study of hemodynamic mechanisms in children and young people with primary
hypertension has been neglected historically. An understanding of the abnormalities in the …

Because of methodological difficulties it has only been possible to measure blood pressure
accurately and non-invasively in a large number of infants and small children in the last ten …

Hypertension in children : Current Opinion in Cardiology Hypertension in children : Current
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Essential hypertension begins in early childhood. Current evidence suggests that those
children persisting at high levels over time may be considered to have essential …

Abstract Purpose of Review To review the haemodynamic characteristics of paediatric
hypertension. Recent Findings Pulsatile components of blood pressure are determined by …

Hypertension is a well-characterized risk factor for the development of cardiovascular
disease in adults. More recently, data obtained from autopsy studies as well as …

Daniels How to Define Hypertension in Children 351 clinicians to take multiple readings in
the clinical setting to use these standards. Second, perhaps most important, they excluded …

In adults, hypertension has long been perceived as a public health problem. By contrast, its
impact in childhood is far less appreciated. In fact, quite often, high blood pressure in …

Background Primary hypertension in children is often characterized by high pulse pressure
that could be attributable to increased ventricular ejection velocities and volumes and/or …

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 …