Amplified by the childhood obesity epidemic, primary hypertension is now the leading type of pediatric hypertension, especially in adolescence, yet the condition is "underrecognized," the American ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Primary hypertension in children is a risk factor for CVD in adulthood. Clinicians must emphasize prevention ...

Risk of primary hypertension in youth may be significantly higher in poor neighborhoods. Children living in the most socioeconomically deprived communities are 60% more likely to be diagnosed with ...

Vivek Bhalla, MD, Stanford, calls for greater awareness and implementation of existing screening guidelines to help identify patients who may benefit from more targeted, disease-specific interventions ...

A new guideline to diagnose and treat hypertension is aimed at helping primary care clinicians, including family physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists, manage the disease. The new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An updated clinical practice guideline suggested screening all people with hypertension for primary ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers compared hypertension-associated complications and the use of healthcare services at five years among hypertensive individuals managed ...

Once thought to be rare, the prevalence of primary aldosteronism is estimated to be 5% to 17%, although the condition remains underdiagnosed. A 30-year-old woman presents to the emergency department ...

Medical practitioners said the most effective way to reduce the risk of complications is simple but often neglected regular ...