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Definitions of Hypertension in Children

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Pediatric Hypertension

Part of the book series: Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases ((CHVD))

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While noninvasive blood pressure (BP) measurement has been possible for over 100 years (1) and has become a routine part of clinical care for all children and adolescents, proper utilization of the information obtained by BP measurement remains an evolving process. This chapter will review a brief history of the recognition of hypertension (HTN) in children, currently accepted definitions of HTN for children and adolescents, strengths and limitations associated with these definitions, and considerations for further improving these definitions in the future.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA

    Karen McNiece Redwine MD, MPH

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    Joseph T. Flynn

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    Julie R. Ingelfinger

  3. Global Clinical Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Route 206 & Provinceline Road, Princeton, 08543, New Jersey, USA

    Ronald J. Portman

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Redwine, K.M. (2011). Definitions of Hypertension in Children. In: Flynn, J., Ingelfinger, J., Portman, R. (eds) Pediatric Hypertension. Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-824-9_9

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