Key result
Rising pediatric hypertension remains a major risk factor for future adverse CV events.
Why the study?
The prevalence of pediatric hypertension is growing, and hypertension during childhood remains a major risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events later in life.
NPs should be aware of current guidelines for screening, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric hypertension to improve care and mitigate future cardiovascular risk.
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Underscores need for pediatric BP screening; leaves open optimal early interventions to alter long-term CV risk.
The prevalence of pediatric hypertension is growing. Hypertension during childhood remains a major risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events later in life. NPs should be aware of current guidelines on screening, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension in children to improve care for this patient population.
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Benenson et al. (2020) studied this question. Pediatric hypertension is growing in prevalence and remains a major risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events later in life.
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