Nearly half of adults with hypertension (HTN) are not aware of their diagnosis. But recognition is even worse in pediatric patients. Abbas H. Zaidi, MD “Less than 25% of children with hypertension get ...

Pediatric hypertension is linked to long-term cardiovascular risks, necessitating accurate diagnosis through repeated blood pressure measurements. Global prevalence of sustained hypertension in ...

High blood pressure in children and adolescents is a growing problem in all corners of the world, an updated look at global data shows. Overall, the pooled prevalence of pediatric hypertension based ...

Research on managing pediatric hypertension is sparse, and securing an accurate diagnosis is challenging, according to experts. Recent studies suggest that many families are underinformed about ...

Pediatric hypertension is increasingly recognised as a significant contributor to future cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Epidemiological studies indicate that the prevalence of elevated blood ...

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 ...

Blood pressure matters at all ages. Children with higher blood pressure at age 7 may be at an increased risk of dying of cardiovascular disease by their mid-50s, according to preliminary research ...

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 ...

This news release contains updated information from the researcher that was not in the abstract. BALTIMORE, Sept. 7, 2025 — Blood pressure matters at all ages. Children with higher blood pressure at ...