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Research Notes on High Blood Pressure in Children
High blood pressure in children can be the result of either poor lifestyle habits, or due to another medical condition.1 As they grow, what is considered normal blood pressure for children changes, which can lead to not being diagnosed.1 Children whose blood pressure is higher than 90%-95% of other children the same age and height, may have high blood pressure.2
Fast Facts:
- Risk factors for a child developing high blood pressure include a family history of high blood pressure, obesity, and high cholesterol.2
- Children with severe high blood pressure may be prescribed diuretics, beta blockers, or calcium channel blockers for treatment.1
- Your health care provider may first recommend lifestyle changes for your child to treat high blood pressure.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mayo Clinic: High Blood Pressure in Children
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford: High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Children with High Blood Pressure, High Blood Pressure in Kids, Hypertension in Kids
- Last update: May 7, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
