The Importance of Parent and Clinician Stakeholder Input—Guiding the Guidelines on Pediatric Hypertension

Pediatric hypertension is a risk factor for target organ damage in childhood and major adverse cardiovascular events in adulthood but remains undiagnosed in 74% of cases. 1 Even among children and adolescents who meet guideline-determined criteria for antihypertensive therapy, rates of prescription are low. Zaidi et al 2 report on their findings from a qualitative analysis of parents' and health care professionals' perceptions of pediatric hypertension. The authors describe stakeholderelicited viewpoints on the factors contributing to low detection and management of hypertension in children and adolescents. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, the authors used an inductive thematic approach to identify response themes.