TY - JOUR
T1 - 2016 European Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of high blood pressure in children and adolescents
AU - Lurbe, Empar
AU - Agabiti-Rosei, Enrico
AU - Cruickshank, J Kennedy
AU - Dominiczak, Anna
AU - Erdine, Serap
AU - Hirth, Asle
AU - Invitti, Cecilia
AU - Litwin, Mieczyslaw
AU - Mancia, Giuseppe
AU - Pall, Denes
AU - Rascher, Wolfgang
AU - Redon, Josep
AU - Schaefer, Franz
AU - Seeman, Tomas
AU - Sinha, Manish
AU - Stabouli, Stella
AU - Webb, Nicholas J
AU - Wühl, Elke
AU - Zanchetti, Alberto
PY - 2016/10
Y1 - 2016/10
N2 - Increasing prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in children and adolescents has become a significant public health issue driving a considerable amount of research. Aspects discussed in this document include advances in the definition of HTN in 16 year or older, clinical significance of isolated systolic HTN in youth, the importance of out of office and central blood pressure measurement, new risk factors for HTN, methods to assess vascular phenotypes, clustering of cardiovascular risk factors and treatment strategies among others. The recommendations of the present document synthesize a considerable amount of scientific data and clinical experience and represent the best clinical wisdom upon which physicians, nurses and families should base their decisions. In addition, as they call attention to the burden of HTN in children and adolescents, and its contribution to the current epidemic of cardiovascular disease, these guidelines should encourage public policy makers to develop a global effort to improve identification and treatment of high blood pressure among children and adolescents.
AB - Increasing prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in children and adolescents has become a significant public health issue driving a considerable amount of research. Aspects discussed in this document include advances in the definition of HTN in 16 year or older, clinical significance of isolated systolic HTN in youth, the importance of out of office and central blood pressure measurement, new risk factors for HTN, methods to assess vascular phenotypes, clustering of cardiovascular risk factors and treatment strategies among others. The recommendations of the present document synthesize a considerable amount of scientific data and clinical experience and represent the best clinical wisdom upon which physicians, nurses and families should base their decisions. In addition, as they call attention to the burden of HTN in children and adolescents, and its contribution to the current epidemic of cardiovascular disease, these guidelines should encourage public policy makers to develop a global effort to improve identification and treatment of high blood pressure among children and adolescents.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001039
DO - 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001039
M3 - Article
C2 - 27467768
SN - 0263-6352
VL - 34
SP - 1887
EP - 1920
JO - Journal of hypertension
JF - Journal of hypertension
IS - 10
ER -
