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Reframing pediatric hypertension: early life clues and clinical imperatives

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Pediatric intensivists often encounter children in the ICU with elevated blood pressure. For some, this is a complication associated with acute illness. Others present on a background of pre-existing hypertension that had gone unnoticed, and importantly, others still may present with hypertension having been admitted to the ICU years back with renal complications, but who did not receive any long-term follow-up. 1 This pattern challenges our long-standing assumptions about when and how cardiovascular risk begins.

Source: Pediatric Research

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04674-x

Authors: Akash Deep, Emma C. Alexander

Institutions: King's College London, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital, Imperial College London

Language: English

Topic: Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,390