Severe, symptomatic hypertension occurs uncommonly in children, usually only in those
with underlying congenital or acquired renal disease. If such hypertension has been long …

Hypertensive crises in children are medical emergencies that must be identified, evaluated,
and treated promptly and appropriately to prevent end-organ injury and even death …

Nicardipine is a water soluble calcium channel antagonist, with predominantly vasodilatory
actions. Intravenous (IV) nicardipine (Cardene® IV), which demonstrates a relatively rapid …

Background Historically, there have been few drug trials for antihypertensive treatment in
childhood and recommendations have been extrapolated from data obtained in adulthood …

Abstract Neonatal hypertension occurs in 1%–2% of neonates in the neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) although may be underdiagnosed. Blood pressure values in premature …

Background Control of postoperative hypertension is central to the care of infants and
children after cardiac operations. Continuous pharmacologic delivery affords the advantage …

OBJECTIVES: Postoperative hypertension frequently occurs after surgery for congenital
heart disease. Given safety concerns when using calcium channel blockers in infants along …

OBJECTIVE: The hospital course for pediatric coarctation repair has not been described. We
had 4 aims:(1) to determine the influence of age, anatomy, and type of repair on aortic …

Coarctation of the aorta is a common form of congenital heart disease. Presentation,
evaluation, and treatment of coarctation of the aorta is different in neonates and infants …

Although primary (essential) hypertension is detectable in childhood, secondary causes of
hypertension must be considered in evaluating and managing hypertension in children and …