Key result
The 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines updated the diagnosis and management of pediatric hypertension with refined blood pressure stages and new diagnostic reference tables.
Why the study?
Hypertension is an important and often overlooked problem in the pediatric population, prompting updated guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Population
Pediatric population
Design
Review
Authors
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Refines pediatric hypertension staging for clinicians; leaves open validation against long-term cardiovascular outcomes.
The 2017 AAP guidelines simplify the diagnostic criteria and reference tables for pediatric hypertension to facilitate easier implementation in clinical practice.
Leah Khan (2020) conducted a review in Pediatric Hypertension. 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines was evaluated. The 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines updated the diagnosis and management of pediatric hypertension with refined blood pressure stages and new diagnostic reference tables.
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