HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. NEW PERSPECTIVES. (SOFTCOVER)

1 Introduction
2 From pregnancy to childhood and adulthood: The trajectory of hypertension
3 Perinatal programing and blood pressure
4 Worldwide overview about the prevalence and trends of hypertension in Children and Adolescents
5 Office and out of office blood pressure measurements
6 Large vessels in hypertension: Central blood pressure
7 Isolated systolic hypertension
8 Secondary hypertension: Diagnostic and treatment
9 Monogenic hypertension
10 Neonatal hypertension
11 The heart in hypertension
12 The kidney in hypertension
13 No pharmacological treatment of hypertension
14Pharmacological approach to hypertension treatment
15 Physical exercise in the treatment of obesity: New approach to individualize treatment
16 Treatment of hypertension in chronic kidney disease
17 Long term follow up
18 Clinical trials

This book is devoted to hypertension in children and adolescents, a clinical issue that – thanks to the strides made in several areas of pathophysiological and clinical research – has received growing interest in cardiovascular medicine over the last several years. Given the increasing prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents, this book represents an important and useful tool to address what has become a significant public health issue. It covers a diverse range of topics, from advances in the definition of hypertension and the identification of new risk factors, to current treatment strategies. The book also presents an overview of the latest findings, including the clinical significance of isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) in youth, the importance of out-of-office and central blood pressure measurement, new methods for assessing vascular phenotypes, and clustering of CV risk factors. Gathering contributions by international experts and pursuing a practice-oriented approach, the book offers a valuable tool for cardiologists, pediatricians and nephrologists, as well as general practitioners.

Features
• Shares new insights into a significant public health issue
• Illustrates the latest findings from the benchmark applied to clinical practice
• Presents advances in defining hypertension and identifying new risk factors