Approach to pediatric renovascular hypertension

Renovascular hypertension (RVH) is an important cause of hypertension in children, but it can be cured if the cause is removed in some cases. Therefore, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are the goals of pediatricians’ care. The cause of renal artery stenosis differs in prevalence by country...

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Main Authors: Yeon Hee Lee, Heeyeon Cho
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Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology 2025-06-01
Series:Childhood Kidney Diseases
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Online Access:http://chikd.org/upload/ckd-25-007.pdf
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description Renovascular hypertension (RVH) is an important cause of hypertension in children, but it can be cured if the cause is removed in some cases. Therefore, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are the goals of pediatricians’ care. The cause of renal artery stenosis differs in prevalence by country. Recently, the importance of diagnosing RVH as a genetic syndrome increased. This paper reviews the current literature on the diagnosis and treatment of RVH in children.
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spelling doaj-art-7bb37f1b325b4e1b955f154f1d515c392025-08-20T03:16:10ZengKorean Society of Pediatric NephrologyChildhood Kidney Diseases2384-02422384-02502025-06-01292606410.3339/ckd.25.007827Approach to pediatric renovascular hypertensionYeon Hee Lee0Heeyeon Cho1 Department of Pediatrics, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of KoreaRenovascular hypertension (RVH) is an important cause of hypertension in children, but it can be cured if the cause is removed in some cases. Therefore, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are the goals of pediatricians’ care. The cause of renal artery stenosis differs in prevalence by country. Recently, the importance of diagnosing RVH as a genetic syndrome increased. This paper reviews the current literature on the diagnosis and treatment of RVH in children.http://chikd.org/upload/ckd-25-007.pdfpediatricsrenal artery stenosisrenovascular hypertension
spellingShingle Yeon Hee Lee
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Approach to pediatric renovascular hypertension
Childhood Kidney Diseases
pediatrics
renal artery stenosis
renovascular hypertension
title Approach to pediatric renovascular hypertension
title_full Approach to pediatric renovascular hypertension
title_fullStr Approach to pediatric renovascular hypertension
title_full_unstemmed Approach to pediatric renovascular hypertension
title_short Approach to pediatric renovascular hypertension
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topic pediatrics
renal artery stenosis
renovascular hypertension
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