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Pediatric Hypertension

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  • © 2004

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Editors:
  1. Ronald J. Portman

    1. Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Texas-Houston, Medical School, Houston, USA

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  2. Jonathan M. Sorof

    1. Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Texas-Houston, Medical School, Houston, USA

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  3. Julie R. Ingelfinger

    1. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

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Part of the book series: Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases (CHVD)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Regulation of Blood Pressure in Children

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Neurohumoral Regulation of Blood Pressure in Early Development

      • Jeffrey L. Segar, Jean E. Robillard
      Pages 3-21

    3. Cardiovascular and Autonomic Influences on Blood Pressure

      • John E. Jones, Aruna R. Natarajan, Pedro A. Jose
      Pages 23-43

    4. Development of Circadian Time Structure and Blood Pressure Rhythms

      • Erhard Haus, Michael H. Smolensky
      Pages 45-73

  3. Assessment of Blood Pressure in Children: Measurement, Normative Data, Epidemiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. Casual Blood Pressure Measurement Methodology

      • Bruce Z. Morgenstern, Lavjay Butani
      Pages 77-96

    3. Development of Blood Pressure Norms in Children

      • Bonita Falkner
      Pages 97-105

    4. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Methodology and Norms in Children

      • Empar Lurbe, Josep Redon
      Pages 107-120

    5. Epidemiology of Essential Hypertension in Children

      • Elaine M. Urbina, Sathanur R. Srinivasan, Gerald S. Berenson
      Pages 121-141

  4. Hypertension in Children: Definitions, Predictors, Risk Factors, and Special Populations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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    2. Definitions of Hypertension in Children

      • Jonathan M. Sorof
      Pages 145-158

    3. Secondary Forms of Hypertension in Children

      • Michael J. Dillon
      Pages 159-179

    4. Essential Hypertension in Children

      • Tej K. Mattoo, Alan B. Gruskin
      Pages 181-211

    5. Sequelae of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents

      • Stephen R. Daniels
      Pages 213-223

    6. Monogenic and Polygenic Genetic Contributions to Hypertension

      • Julie R. Ingelfinger
      Pages 225-240

    7. Perinatal Programming and Blood Pressure

      • Julie R. Ingelfinger
      Pages 241-250

    8. Cardiovascular Reactivity in Youth

      • Frank A. Treiber, Harold Snieder
      Pages 251-263

    9. Familial Aggregation of Blood Pressure

      • Harold Snieder
      Pages 265-277

    10. Influence of Dietary Electrolytes on Childhood Blood Pressure

      • Dawn K. Wilson
      Pages 279-292
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About this book

The importance of hypertension in children and adolescents is becoming incre- ingly recognized by physicians and scientists in the 21st century. However, in contrast to the attention that hypertension has received in the adult population for the past three decades since the first Joint National Committee (JNC) report, research and clinical knowledge that involves hypertension in children is still very much in its own childhood. Pediatric Hypertension, edited by Drs. Portman, Sorof, and Ingelfinger, is undoubtedly the most up-to-date and clinically relevant contribution to the field of hypertension in children available because it brings together the numerous pathophysiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic advances in the evaluation of high blood pressure in infants, children, and adolescents. The editors have carefully organized their volume into sections that cover blood pressure regulation in infants and children, blood pressure measurement issues, pat- physiology and clinical assessment for essential and secondary forms of hypertension during childhood, and nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic approaches to the tre- ment of hypertension in children.

Reviews

"This is a superb book that should be part of every pediatrician's library. It is current and up-to-date, with the experts in the field contributing superb information to a broad review of pediatric hypertension. Weighted Numerical Score: 97" -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

"For pediatricians, family practitioners, and internists who have interests who have interests in the antecedents for cardiovascular disease, this textbook is a welcome addition because it offers the first comprehensive review on this important topic." - American Heart Association

"...offers substantial and detailed coverage of the area of pediatric hypertension...the most up-to-date and clinically relevant contribution to the field...the first comprehensive textbook on pediatric hypertension." - American Journal of Kidney Diseases

"...an exceptionally comprehensive and well-written text...for any person interested iin the regulation, diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of hypertension in children and adolescents, this a book worth adding to your library." - Pediatr Nephrol

"A timely book useful to all pediatricans, pediatric endocrinologists, inluding diabetologists, nephrologists, cardiologists, pharmacologists and transplantation teams." - Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Texas-Houston, Medical School, Houston, USA

    Ronald J. Portman, Jonathan M. Sorof

  • Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

    Julie R. Ingelfinger

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pediatric Hypertension

  • Editors: Ronald J. Portman, Jonathan M. Sorof, Julie R. Ingelfinger

  • Series Title: Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-797-0

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-797-0Published: 12 June 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 492

  • Topics: Pediatrics

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