Pediatric hypertension.

This review focuses on recent hypertension literature relevant to pediatrics. In the past year there have been some new recommendations for the evaluation of hypertension and some new ways to look at blood pressure norms in the pediatric population. Furthermore, several useful reviews concerning pediatric hypertension have been published. There have also been striking experimental breakthroughs in hypertension, some of which will eventually translate into clinical advances. The following sections summarize and discuss some areas in pediatric hypertension with a critical appraisal of recent papers.