| Title: |
Hypertension in children and adolescents A consensus document from ESC Council on Hypertension, European Association of Preventive Cardiology, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions, ESC Council for Cardiology Practice and Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology |
| Authors: |
de Simone, Giovanni; Mancusi, Costantino; Hanssen, Henner; Genovesi, Simonetta; Lurbe, Empar; Parati, Gianfranco; Sendzikaite, Skaiste; Valerio, Giuliana; Di Bonito, Procolo; Di Salvo, Giovanni; Ferrini, Marc; Leeson, Paul; Moons, Philip; Weismann, Constance G; Williams, Bryan |
| Source: |
European Heart Journal , 43 (35) pp. 3290-3301. (2022) |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
University College London: UCL Discovery |
| Description: |
Definition and management of arterial hypertension in children and adolescents are uncertain, due to different positions of current guidelines. The European Society of Cardiology task-force, constituted by Associations and Councils with interest in arterial hypertension, has reviewed current literature and evidence, to produce a Consensus Document focused on aspects of hypertension in the age range of 6-16 years, including definition, methods of measurement of blood pressure, clinical evaluation, assessment of hypertension-mediated target organ damage, evaluation of possible vascular, renal and hormonal causes, assessment and management of concomitant risk factors with specific attention for obesity, and anti-hypertensive strategies, especially focused on life-style modifications. The Consensus Panel also suggests aspects that should be studied with high priority, including generation of multi-ethnic sex, age and height specific European normative tables, implementation of randomized clinical trials on different diagnostic and therapeutic aspects, and long-Term cohort studies to link with adult cardiovascular risk. Finally, suggestions for the successful implementation of the contents of the present Consensus document are also given. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
text |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169813/1/Postprint%20Statement%20hypertension%20in%20children.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169813/ |
| Availability: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169813/1/Postprint%20Statement%20hypertension%20in%20children.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169813/ |
| Rights: |
open |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.E9C8EF67 |
| Database: |
BASE |