Pediatric Hypertension, Third Edition

The field of pediatric hypertension has undergone important changes in the time since the second edition of Pediatric Hypertension published. Much new information on hypertension in the young has become available. Previous chapters have been fully revised and new chapters have been added to cover important topics of recent interest such as consensus recommendations, the prevalence of hypertension in the young due to the obesity epidemic, studies of antihypertensive agents, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Pediatric Hypertension, Third Edition is a comprehensive volume featuring 38 chapters covering the breadth of the current knowledge. It is divided into four sections: Regulation of Blood Pressure in Children; Assessment of Blood Pressure in Children: Measurement, Normative Data, Epidemiology; and Hypertension in Children: Predictors, Risk Factors, and Special Populations; Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Hypertension. Filled with the most up-to-date information, Pediatric Hypertension, Third Edition is an invaluable resource for clinicians and researchers interested in childhood hypertension.

About the Author

L. Santiago Medina, MD, MPH, is Co-Director, Division of Neuroradiology-Neuroimaging, and Director, Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (HOPE) Center at Miami Children's Hospital. Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH,is the Professor of Radiology and Neurological Surgery, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services, and Director of Radiology Health Service Research Section at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Pina C. Sanelli, MD, MPH,is Associate Professor of Radiology and is also Associate Professor of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is an Associate Attending Radiologist at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Campus. Dr. Sanelli is a member of the Division of Neuroradiology. Her clinical expertise is in neuroradiological and spine imaging and procedures including MRI, MRA, CT, and CTA.