Pediatric Hypertension (clinical Hypertension And Vascular Diseases)

This outstanding second edition amplifies and improves this premier text on hypertension in neonates, children, and adolescents. Previous chapters have been fully revised and new chapters have been added to cover important topics of recent interest, such as the metabolic syndrome, the impact of exercise on blood pressure, the many uses of ambulatory monitoring, and the relationship of sleep disorders to hypertension. A comprehensive volume, this book features 32 chapters covering the breadth and depth of the current knowledge. It is divided into 4 sections: blood pressure regulation and hypertension pathophysiology; assessment of blood pressure; predictors, risk factors, and special populations; and evaluation and management. Filled with excellent detail and pragmatic information, Pediatric Hypertension, Second Edition includes therapeutic guidelines from the US National High Blood Pressure Education Program and cutting edge data from clinical antihypertensive trials. Trainees as well as practicing clinicians will find the updated information on current treatments especially useful. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Neurohumoral Regulation of Blood Pressure in Early Development....Pages 3-22 Vasoactive Factors and Blood Pressure in Children....Pages 23-40 Cardiovascular and Autonomic Influences on Blood Pressure....Pages 41-64 Ion and Fluid Dynamics in Hypertension....Pages 65-73 CRP, Uric Acid, and Other Novel Factors in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension....Pages 75-90 Monogenic and Polygenic Genetic Contributions to Hypertension....Pages 91-110 Front Matter....Pages 111-111 Casual Blood Pressure Methodology....Pages 113-134 Development of Blood Pressure Norms in Children....Pages 135-146 Definitions of Hypertension in Children....Pages 147-160 Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Methodology and Norms in Children....Pages 161-178 Epidemiology of Essential Hypertension in Children: The Bogalusa Heart Study....Pages 179-208 Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Children....Pages 209-223 Front Matter....Pages 225-225 Perinatal Programming and Blood Pressure....Pages 227-239 Familial Aggregation of Blood Pressure....Pages 241-258 Influence of Dietary Electrolytes on Childhood Blood Pressure....Pages 259-289 Ethnic Differences in Childhood Blood Pressure....Pages 291-299 Childhood Obesity and Blood Pressure Regulation....Pages 301-328 Hypertension in Children with the Metabolic Syndrome or Type 2 Diabetes....Pages 329-342 Primary Hypertension....Pages 343-356 Secondary Forms of Hypertension....Pages 357-374 Front Matter....Pages 225-225 Neonatal Hypertension....Pages 375-396 Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease....Pages 397-418 Hypertension in End-Stage Renal Disease....Pages 419-441 Sequelae of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents....Pages 443-455 Sleep Apnea and Hypertension....Pages 457-471 Hypertension and Exercise....Pages 473-484 Hypertension in the Developing World....Pages 485-496 Front Matter....Pages 497-497 Evaluation of the Hypertensive Pediatric Patient....Pages 499-515 The Role of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Diagnosis of Hypertension and Evaluation of Target Organ Damage....Pages 517-528 Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension....Pages 529-535 Pharmacotherapy of Pediatric Hypertension....Pages 537-558 Management of Hypertensive Emergencies....Pages 559-574 Pediatric Antihypertensive Clinical Trials....Pages 575-585 Back Matter....Pages 587-618