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This article reviews the evidence considered by the European Society of Hypertension and American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for redefining hypertension in children and adolescents.
This paper reviews the evidence considered by the European Society of Hypertension and American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for redefining hypertension in children and adolescents.
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Guideline discrepancies in pediatric hypertension thresholds require careful interpretation; leaves open need for outcome-based validation.
aPediatric Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokratio Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece bPediatric Department, Consorcio Hospital General cHypertension Clinic, Hospital Clinico, INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Valencia dCIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain Correspondence to Empar Lurbe, MD, PhD, FAHA, Department of Pediatrics, Consorcio Hospital General, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. E-mail: [email protected]
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