Hypertension in adolescents: a review of diagnosis and management
- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Current Opinion in Pediatrics
- Vol. 15 (4), 370-378
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00008480-200308000-00003
Abstract
Long-term hypertension contributes to significant cardiovascular and renal morbidity and mortality. Although chronic hypertension is much rarer in the adolescent population than in adults, identifying the hypertensive adolescent and intervening with risk factors such as obesity that may promote hypertension is important for the clinician treating adolescents. Since both primary and secondary causes of hypertension may exist in the adolescent, a thorough and sequential clinical and diagnostic evaluation must be undertaken, including screening urinalysis, blood chemistries, and renal sonography. There are pitfalls in interpreting casual blood pressure measurements in adolescents, and the role of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is evolving. Lifestyle modifications, including diet, exercise, and limitation of sodium intake, remain the foundation of treatment. Commonly used medications include calcium channel blockers, angiotensin receptor blockers and converting enzyme inhibitors, beta blockers, and diuretics. When considering medication in the hypertensive adolescent, potential complications of therapy must be reviewed in light of the physical and psychosocial changes ongoing in this age group.Keywords
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