Pediatric Hypertension

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Neurohumoral Regulation of Blood Pressure in Early Development....Pages 3-21
Cardiovascular and Autonomic Influences on Blood Pressure....Pages 23-43
Development of Circadian Time Structure and Blood Pressure Rhythms....Pages 45-73
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Casual Blood Pressure Measurement Methodology....Pages 77-96
Development of Blood Pressure Norms in Children....Pages 97-105
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Methodology and Norms in Children....Pages 107-120
Epidemiology of Essential Hypertension in Children....Pages 121-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Definitions of Hypertension in Children....Pages 145-158
Secondary Forms of Hypertension in Children....Pages 159-179
Essential Hypertension in Children....Pages 181-211
Sequelae of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents....Pages 213-223
Monogenic and Polygenic Genetic Contributions to Hypertension....Pages 225-240
Perinatal Programming and Blood Pressure....Pages 241-250
Cardiovascular Reactivity in Youth....Pages 251-263
Familial Aggregation of Blood Pressure....Pages 265-277
Influence of Dietary Electrolytes on Childhood Blood Pressure....Pages 279-292
Ethnic Differences in Childhood Blood Pressure....Pages 293-305
Childhood Obesity and Blood Pressure Regulation....Pages 307-334
Social Environments, Agonistic Stress, and Elevated Blood Pressure in Urban Youth....Pages 335-349
Neonatal Hypertension....Pages 351-370
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease....Pages 371-387
Hypertension in End-Stage Renal Disease....Pages 389-402
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Diagnostic Evaluation of Pediatric Hypertension....Pages 405-420
Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension....Pages 421-427
Approach to the Pharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension....Pages 429-442
Pediatric Antihypertensive Trials....Pages 443-455
Management of Hypertensive Emergencies....Pages 457-469
Back Matter....Pages 471-492