Differences in blood pressure monitoring for children and adolescents with hypertension among pediatric cardiologists and pediatric nephrologists

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Sep;53(10):1008-12. doi: 10.1177/0009922813512176. Epub 2013 Dec 9.

Authors

Esther Y Yoon¹, Kristin Kopec², Brigitte McCool², Gary Freed², Albert Rocchini², David Kershaw², David Hanauer², Sarah Clark²

Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA est@med.umich.edu.
² University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

PMID: 24322955
DOI: 10.1177/0009922813512176

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
Blood Pressure Determination* / methods
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / methods
Body Mass Index
Calcium Channel Blockers / therapeutic use
Cardiology* / methods
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Hypertension / diagnosis*
Hypertension / drug therapy
Male
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Nephrology* / methods
Pediatric Obesity / complications
Pediatrics* / methods
Physician's Role*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Antihypertensive Agents
Calcium Channel Blockers