Journal of Nephropathology (Sep 2023)

The importance of screening for hypertension in children and adolescents

  • Maryam Alaei,
  • Mohamad Ghazanfar Hashemi,
  • Gelayol Chatrnour,
  • Amirhossein Fakhre Yaseri

DOI
https://doi.org/10.34172/jnp.2023.21457
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 4
pp. e21457 – e21457

Abstract

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Hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent chronic non-infected disease and the greatest cause of adult premature mortality. Although in the past clinicians assumed that HTN in childhood and adolescents is uncommon, it is currently a significant public health issue and this narrative review aimed to assess the new finding regarding screening for HTN in Children and adolescents. Relevant English publications were extracted from Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. As there are gaps regarding recommendations, guidelines, and screening for HTN in children and adolescents, this review tried to notice some important points.

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