Updated adult hypertension guidelines emphasize using out-of-office blood pressure assessment and multidisciplinary care, highlighting implications for improved evaluation and management of pediatric patients with high blood pressure.
Editorial Commentary
Future pediatric hypertension guidelines should incorporate the conceptual shifts from recent adult guidelines, including greater emphasis on out-of-office BP monitoring, environmental factors, and comprehensive cardiovascular risk staging.
Baker-Smith et al. (Sat,) conducted a editorial commentary in Pediatric patients with high blood pressure (children and adolescents aged 0-18 years) at risk for hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Updated adult hypertension guidelines emphasize using out-of-office blood pressure assessment and multidisciplinary care, highlighting implications for improved evaluation and management of pediatric patients with high blood pressure.