New pediatric blood pressure guidelines identify more kids at higher risk of premature heart disease

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

“New guidelines that classified more children as having elevated blood pressure are better at predicting which kids are likely to develop heart disease when they reach adulthood, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. The guidelines were issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2017 and endorsed by the American Heart Association.” (more)