Children and adolescents diagnosed with hypertension have a 3-fold higher risk of major adverse kidney events. Even children without pre-existing CKD are at risk. Children and adolescents diagnosed ...

Pediatric hypertension is a significant concern because it can persist into adulthood and contribute to cardiovascular ...

The rate of children and adolescents experiencing high blood pressure worldwide nearly doubled between 2000 and 2020, according to a new meta-analysis published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health ...

Doctors are highlighting the growing number of pre-adolescent children developing hypertension. Photo: Unsplash / Zhen H. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a persistent elevation in blood ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hypertension was more often diagnosed from a single measurement vs. serial readings among children and ...

When we hear the word ‘hypertension’, we tend to link it as an old age issue. But the scenario is different now. In today’s fast-paced world of social media and competition, even children and young ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About 6% of children in the United States have hypertension. Every extra hour of sleep duration was associated ...

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is usually thought of as an adult health issue. But doctors are now raising serious concerns after a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent ...

Children and teenagers who regularly get too few hours of sleep may be at higher risk of developing high blood pressure, new research indicates. The findings may change how doctors talk with kids and ...

A new study led by researchers at University of Iowa Health Care has revealed a significant association between high blood pressure during pregnancy (gestational hypertension) and an increased risk of ...

Maternal smoking during pregnancy may be associated with higher blood pressure and increased risk of hypertension in children, according to a new ECHO Cohort study led by Lyndsey Shorey-Kendrick, PhD, ...