Pediatric Hypertension

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Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Neurohumoral Regulation of Blood Pressure in Early Development....Pages 3-21 Cardiovascular and Autonomic Influences on Blood Pressure....Pages 23-43 Development of Circadian Time Structure and Blood Pressure Rhythms....Pages 45-73 Front Matter....Pages 75-75 Casual Blood Pressure Measurement Methodology....Pages 77-96 Development of Blood Pressure Norms in Children....Pages 97-105 Ambulatory Blood Pressure Methodology and Norms in Children....Pages 107-120 Epidemiology of Essential Hypertension in Children....Pages 121-141 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 Definitions of Hypertension in Children....Pages 145-158 Secondary Forms of Hypertension in Children....Pages 159-179 Essential Hypertension in Children....Pages 181-211 Sequelae of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents....Pages 213-223 Monogenic and Polygenic Genetic Contributions to Hypertension....Pages 225-240 Perinatal Programming and Blood Pressure....Pages 241-250 Cardiovascular Reactivity in Youth....Pages 251-263 Familial Aggregation of Blood Pressure....Pages 265-277 Influence of Dietary Electrolytes on Childhood Blood Pressure....Pages 279-292 Ethnic Differences in Childhood Blood Pressure....Pages 293-305 Childhood Obesity and Blood Pressure Regulation....Pages 307-334 Social Environments, Agonistic Stress, and Elevated Blood Pressure in Urban Youth....Pages 335-349 Neonatal Hypertension....Pages 351-370 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease....Pages 371-387 Hypertension in End-Stage Renal Disease....Pages 389-402 Front Matter....Pages 403-403 Diagnostic Evaluation of Pediatric Hypertension....Pages 405-420 Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension....Pages 421-427 Approach to the Pharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension....Pages 429-442 Pediatric Antihypertensive Trials....Pages 443-455 Management of Hypertensive Emergencies....Pages 457-469 Back Matter....Pages 471-492