Background: Uncertainty exists about the need to screen for hypertension in children and
adolescents. Information on current screening and follow-up rates in Canadian community …

Objectives Screening for hypertension in children is recommended by pediatric consensus
guidelines. However, current practice is unknown. We evaluated rates of blood pressure …

Background: Guidelines in both Europe and the United States recommend screening for
hypertension during child care pediatric visits in children above 3 years old. The aims of the …

Abstract The US Fourth Report (2004) recommended that elevated blood pressure (BP) on
at least three occasions should be used to define hypertension in children and adolescents …

Purpose To review the evidence about screening for high blood pressure in children and
adolescents to delay the onset of or reduce adverse health outcomes related to high blood …

Importance Childhood hypertension can result in adverse outcomes during adulthood;
identifying and treating primary and secondary childhood hypertension may reduce such …

Screening may not show benefits in childhood but could pay off for adults. Although major
professional organizations recommend measuring blood pressure (BP) at every clinic visit …

There is a general consensus in the scientific com-munity on both sides of the Atlantic that
children above 3 years of age should have their blood pressure (BP) measured at least once …

Hypertension and prehypertension have been increasing among children and adolescents
since the 1990s (1, 2). During 2003–2006, among children and adolescents aged 8–17 …

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether there are clinical differences between children referred
for hypertension evaluation from a primary care practice and children with hypertension …