Pediatric Hypertension

PART I. Regulation of Blood Pressure in Children (Section editor: Ingelfinger)

1. Neurohumoral Regulation of Blood Pressure in Early Development

Jeffrey L. Segar, MD



2. Vasoactive Factors and Blood Pressure in Children

Ihor Yosipiv, MD



3. Cardiovascular and Autonomic Influences on Blood Pressure

Authors to be determined



4. Ions and Fluid Dynamics in Hypertension

Avi Traum, MD



5. Uric Acid in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension

Daniel Feig, MD, PhD



6. Monogenic and Polygenic Genetic Contributions to Hypertension

Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD



7. Hypertensive Models and Their Relevance to Pediatric Hypertension.

Author(s) TBD



PART II. Assessment of Blood Pressure in Children: Measurement, Normative Data, Epidemiology (Section editor: Portman)



8. Methodology of Casual Blood Pressure Measurement

Bruce Alpert, MD and Bruce Morganstern, MD



9. Blood Pressure Norms and Definition of Hypertension in Children

Bonita Falkner, MD



10. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Methodology and Norms in Children

Elaine Urbina, MD



11. Epidemiology of Essential Hypertension in Children

Karen McNiece Redwine, MD



12. Cardiovascular risk assessment in Children

Sam Gidding MD



PART III. Hypertension in Children: Predictors, Risk Factors, and Special

Populations (Section editor: Flynn)



13. Perinatal Programming and Blood Pressure

Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD



14. Familial Aggregation of Blood Pressure

Harold Snieder, PhD, and Xiaoling Wang, PhD



15. Influence of Dietary Electrolytes on Childhood Blood Pressure

Dawn K. Wilson, PhD



16. Ethnic Differences in Childhood Blood Pressure

Gregory A. Harshfield, PhD and Martha E. Ryan



17. Childhood Obesity and Blood Pressure Regulation

Albert P. Rocchini, MD



18. Hypertension in children with type 2 diabetes or the metabolic syndrome.

Joseph Flynn, MD



19. Primary Hypertension in Children

Tej K. Mattoo, MD and Gaurav Kapur, MD



20. Secondary Forms of Hypertension in Children

Kjell Tullus, MD, PhD



21. Neonatal Hypertension

Joseph T. Flynn, MD, MS



22. Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease

Elke Wuhl, MD and Franz Schaefer, MD



23. Hypertension in End-Stage Renal Disease

Tomas Seeman, MD, PhD



24. Sleep Apnea and Hypertension

Alicia Acosta, MD



25. Hypertension in the pregnant teenager

Author TBD



26. Sequelae of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents

Mark Mitsnefes, MD and Jack Weaver, MD



PART IV. Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Hypertension (Section editor: Portman)



27. Diagnostic Evaluation of Pediatric Hypertension

Rita D. Swinford, MD, and Ronald J. Portman, MD



28. The Role of ABPM in Evaluation of Hypertensive Target-organ Damage

Empar Lurbe, MD



29. Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension

Stephen Daniels, MD



30. Pharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension

Douglas L. Blowey, MD



31. Management of Hypertensive Emergencies

Craig W Belsha, MD



32. Changes in Drug Regulations and Their Impact on Clinical Trials

Jennifer Li, MD and Ronal Portman



33. Exercise Testing in Hypertension and Hypertension in Athletes

Rae-Ellen Kavey, MD, MPH



34. Hypertension in the Developing World

Vera Koch, MD



19. Primary Hypertension in Children

Tej K. Mattoo, MD and Gaurav Kapur, MD



20. Secondary Forms of Hypertension in Children

Kjell Tullus, MD, PhD



21. Neonatal Hypertension

Joseph T. Flynn, MD, MS



22. Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease

Elke Wuhl, MD and Franz Schaefer, MD



23. Hypertension in End-Stage Renal Disease

Tomas Seeman, MD, PhD



24. Sleep Apnea and Hypertension

Alicia Acosta, MD



25. Hypertension in the pregnant teenager

Author TBD



26. Sequelae of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents

Mark Mitsnefes, MD and Jack Weaver, MD



PART IV. Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Hypertension (Section editor: Portman)



27. Diagnostic Evaluation of Pediatric Hypertension

Rita D. Swinford, MD, and Ronald J. Portman, MD



28. The Role of ABPM in Evaluation of Hypertensive Target-organ Damage

Empar Lurbe, MD



29. Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension

Stephen Daniels, MD



30. Pharmacologic Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension

Douglas L. Blowey, MD



31. Management of Hypertensive Emergencies

Craig W Belsha, MD



32. Changes in Drug Regulations and Their Impact on Clinical Trials

Jennifer Li, MD and Ronal Portman



33. Exercise Testing in Hypertension and Hypertension in Athletes

Rae-Ellen Kavey, MD, MPH



34. Hypertension in the Developing World

Vera Koch, MD