Maryam Alaei
1 
, Mohamad Ghazanfar Hashemi
2 , Gelayol Chatrnour
3* , Amirhossein Fakhre Yaseri
4* 1 School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Radiology, Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Independent Researcher, New Jersey, USA
4 School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
Abstract
Hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent chronic non-infected disease and the greatest cause of adult premature mortality. Although in the past clinicians assumed that HTN in childhood and adolescents is uncommon, it is currently a significant public health issue and this narrative review aimed to assess the new finding regarding screening for HTN in Children and adolescents. Relevant English publications were extracted from Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. As there are gaps regarding recommendations, guidelines, and screening for HTN in children and adolescents, this review tried to notice some important points.
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
Hypertension is the most prevalent chronic non-infected disease and is the greatest cause of adult premature mortality and a serious longterm health issue. There is a controversy about screening hypertension in children and adolescents and needs a comprehensive assessment.
Please cite this paper as: Alaei M, Ghazanfari Hashemi M, Chatrnour G, Fakhre Yaseri A. The importance of screening for hypertension in children and adolescents. J Nephropathol. 2023;12(4):e21457. DOI: 10.34172/jnp.2023.21457.