Authors
Joseph T Flynn, David C Kaelber, Carissa M Baker-Smith, Douglas Blowey, Aaron E Carroll, Stephen R Daniels, Sarah D De Ferranti, Janis M Dionne, Bonita Falkner, Susan K Flinn, Samuel S Gidding, Celeste Goodwin, Michael G Leu, Makia E Powers, Corinna Rea, Joshua Samuels, Madeline Simasek, Vidhu V Thaker, Elaine M Urbina
Publication date
2017/9/1
Source
Pediatrics
Volume
140
Issue
3
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Description
These pediatric hypertension guidelines are an update to the 2004 “Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents.” Significant changes in these guidelines include (1) the replacement of the term “prehypertension” with the term “elevated blood pressure,”(2) new normative pediatric blood pressure (BP) tables based on normal-weight children,(3) a simplified screening table for identifying BPs needing further evaluation,(4) a simplified BP classification in adolescents≥ 13 years of age that aligns with the forthcoming American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology adult BP guidelines,(5) a more limited recommendation to perform screening BP measurements only at preventive care visits,(6) streamlined recommendations on the initial evaluation and management of abnormal BPs,(7) an expanded role for ambulatory BP monitoring in …
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