Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention Journal of Nephropathology 2251-8363 12 4 2023 09 19 The importance of screening for hypertension in children and adolescents e21457 e21457 10.34172/jnp.2023.21457 EN Maryam Alaei https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6564-7863 Mohamad Ghazanfar Hashemi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4968-0396 Gelayol Chatrnour https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5074-6415 Amirhossein Fakhre Yaseri https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8893-9802 Journal Article 10.34172/jnp.2023.21457 2023 02 16 2023 04 25 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.