Children hypertension drug choice

Blood Pressure in Children and metabolic changes in the status of relations considerable weight and the length of high blood pressure is also higher, The blood pressure of children "normal", there is no generally accepted standards; Childhood high blood pressure in adult life may not be diagnosed hypertension, the right of children to recognize and hypertension drug treatment should be started to be doubly cautious (antihypertensive agents may be adverse to child development); on the possible existence of secondary causes such as kidney disease, coarctation of the aorta disease should be detected, and for targeted pathogenic correction. On the other metabolic risk factors such as smoking, high blood cholesterol and high blood sugar, overweight also need correction. to combat high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease. For children and young people with essential hypertension drug treatment should still controversial, the general indication for the drug : Obviously diastolic hypertension; are signs of target organ damage; symptoms of hypertension. Adult drug and the same principles, but the smaller dose, and be careful adjustment, it would be closely watched various adverse drug reactions in a timely manner. It is worth recalling : whether or not the use of antihypertensive agents, stressing that "optimal way of life" should intervene in the treatment end.