Clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of hypertension for Korean children and adolescents: the Korean Working Group of Pediatric Hypertension

• DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.24.096
• Publication Date: 2025-01-31T05:49:42Z
• Authors: Se Jin Park; Hyo Soon An; Sung Hye Kim; Seong Heon Kim; Hee Yeon Cho; Jae Hyun Kim; Anna Cho; Ji Hee Kwak; Jae IL Shin; Keum Hwa Lee; Jin-Hee Oh; Jung Won Lee; Hae Soon Kim; Hye-Jung Shin; Mi Young Han; Myung Chul Hyun; Tae Sun Ha; Young Hwan Song
• Keywords: Clinical Practice

Pediatric hypertension (HTN) is a significant, growing health concern worldwide and also in Korea. Diagnosis, evaluation, treatment of HTN Korean children adolescents are uncertain due to limitations using the current international guidelines, since recommendations by American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) European Society Hypertension (ESH) guidelines differ. Furthermore, these for Western youth, who racially ethnically different from Koreans. In addition, reference blood pressure values all pediatric age groups, which essential diagnosis according two absent Therefore, should be established. The Working Group established clinical diagnosis, management adolescents. These were based on reported evidence, expert recommendations, AAP ESH guidelines. characteristics youth medical insurance system considered during establishment By providing suitable will help prevention childhood HTN, thus relieving burden cardiovascular disease adulthood