Pediatric Hypertension

The fourth edition of this book is the most comprehensive major reference work on hypertension in children and adolescents. Since the publication of the previous edition, there have  been notable changes in the field, with the arrival of new evidence of the long-term sequelae of hypertension in youth, an evidence-based review of the value of routine BP screening in children and adolescents, and further evidence of the cardiovascular consequences of the childhood obesity epidemic. This expanded edition covers these new findings, while featuring new chapters on such timely topics as routine blood pressure screening, hypertension in late adolescents/young adults, and current pediatric hypertension research. The reference work also includes thorough updates on chapters from the previous edition, as well as new clinical practice guidelines for childhood hypertension, which have not been revised since 2004. Written by experts in the field, Pediatric Hypertension, Fourth Edition is the definitive resource for clinicians and researchers interested in childhood hypertension.  

Table of Contents:
Section I. Regulation of Blood Pressure and Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Hypertension 1. Neurohumoral and Autonomic Regulation of Blood Pressure Jeffrey L. Segar 2. Vasoactive Factors and Blood Pressure in Children Ihor V. Yosypiv 3. Cardiovascular Influences on Blood Pressure Albert P. Rocchini 4. Ions and Fluid Dynamics in Hypertension Avram Z. Traum 5. Uric Acid in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension Daniel I. Feig 6. Insulin Resistance and Other Mechanisms of Obesity Hypertension Vidhu V. Thaker, Bonita Falkner 7. Monogenic and Polygenic Contributions to Hypertension Julie R. Ingelfinger 8. Perinatal Programming of Arterial Pressure Reetu R. Singh, Kate M. Denton, John F. Bertram 9. Hereditability and Familial Aggregation of Blood Pressure Xiaoling Wang, Harold Snieder 10. The Role of Dietary Electrolytes and Childhood Blood Pressure Regulation Dawn K. Wilson, Tyler C. McDaniel, Sandra M. Coulon 11. Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Remodeling in Hypertension Julie Goodwin 12. Stress and Salt Sensitivity in Childhood Hypertension Coral D. Hanevold, Gregory A. Harshfield Section II. Assessment of Blood Pressure in Children: Measurement, Normative Data, Epidemiology 13. Methodology of Casual Blood Pressure Measurement Guido Filler, Ajay P. Sharma 14. Value of Routine Screening for Hypertension in Childhood Michael G. Semanik, Joseph T. Flynn  15. Development of Blood Pressure Norms and Definition of Hypertension in Children Bonita Falkner 16. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Methodology and Norms in Children Elke Wühl 17. Methodology and Applicability of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children and Adolescents: Home Blood Pressure Monitoring George S. Stergiou, Angeliki Ntineri 18. Epidemiology of Primary Hypertension in Children Karen M. Redwine 19. Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Children Samuel S. Gidding Section III. Hypertension in Children: Etiologies and Special Populations 20. Ethnic Differences in Childhood Blood Pressure Joshua Samuels, Xamayta Negroni-Balasquide, Cynthia Bell 21. Obesity Hypertension: Clinical Aspects Donald L. Batisky 22. Hypertension in Children with Type 2 Diabetes or the Metabolic Syndrome Grace J. Kim, Craig E. Taplin, Joseph T. Flynn 23. Primary Hypertension in Children Gaurav Kapur, Tej K. Mattoo 24. Secondary Forms of Hypertension in Children: Overview Sheena Sharma, Kevin E. Meyers, Smitha R. Vidi 25. Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease Susan M. Halbach 26. Hypertension in End-Stage Renal Disease: Dialysis Franz Schaefer 27. Hypertension in End-Stage Renal Disease: Transplantation Tomáš Seeman 28. Renovascular Hypertension, Vasculitis, and Aortic Coarctation Kjell Tullus, Wesley Hayes 29. Endocrine Hypertension Perrin C. White 30. Neonatal and Infant Hypertension Janis M. Dionne 31. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension Amee A. Patel, Alisa A. Acosta 32. Hypertension in the Pregnant Teenager Tracy E. Hunley, Neerav Desai, Deborah P. Jones 33. Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of Childhood Hypertension Marc B. Lande, Juan C. Kupferman, Heather R. Adams 34. Substance-Induced Hypertension: Mechanisms and Management Douglas L. Blowey 35. Hypertension in Oncology and Stem-Cell Transplant Patients Benjamin L. Laskin, Sangeeta R. Hingorani 36. Hypertension in Older Adolescents and Young Adults Arthur Eric Anderson 37. Hypertension in the Developing World Vera H. Koch   Section IV. Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Hypertension 38. Diagnostic Evaluation of Pediatric Hypertension Joyce P. Samuel, Rita D. Swinford, Ronald J. Portman 39. Sequelae of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents Donald J. Weaver Jr., Mark M. Mitsnefes 40. Vascular and Cardiac Imaging Techniques and Their Applicability to Childhood Hypertension Elaine M. Urbina 41. The Role of ABPM in Evaluation of Hypertensive Target-Organ Damage Empar Lurbe, Josep Redon 42. Exercise Testing in Hypertension and Hypertension in Athletes Carissa M. Baker-Smith, Nicholas P. Pietris 43. Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension Stephen R. Daniels, Sarah C. Couch 44. Pharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension Michael A. Ferguson 45. Management of Hypertensive Emergencies Craig W. Belsha   Section V. Hypertension Research in Pediatrics 46. Hypertensive Models and Their Relevance to Pediatric Hypertension Julie R. Ingelfinger 47. Cohort Studies, Meta-analyses, and Clinical Trials in Childhood Hypertension Nicholas Larkins, Jonathan Craig 48. Changes in Drug Development Regulations and Their Impact on Clinical Trials Kevin D. Hill, Rachel D. Torok, Ronald J. Portman, Jennifer S. Li  p>

About the Author :
Joseph T. Flynn, MD, MS Dr. Robert O. Hickman Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nephrology Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington Chief, Division of Nephrology Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA USA Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD Pediatrician and Senior Consultant in Pediatric Nephrology Harvard Medical School MassGeneral Hospital for Children at MGH Boston, MA USA Karen M. Redwine, MD, MPH Children’s Nephrology and Hypertension St. Luke's Children's Hospital Boise, Idaho USA