Childhood Primary Hypertension: Not Uncommon, Not Benign.

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HomeHypertensionVol. 80, No. 6Childhood Primary Hypertension: Not Uncommon, Not Benign No AccessEditorialRequest AccessFull TextAboutView Full TextView PDFView EPUBSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toNo AccessEditorialRequest AccessFull TextChildhood Primary Hypertension: Not Uncommon, Not Benign Susan M. Halbach and Joseph T. Flynn Susan M. HalbachSusan M. Halbach https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6437-1973 Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, and Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA (S.M.H., J.T.F.). Search for more papers by this author and Joseph T. FlynnJoseph T. Flynn Correspondence to: Joseph T. Flynn, MD, MS, Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, M/S OC.9.820, Seattle, WA 98105. Email E-mail Address: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7232-7975 Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, and Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA (S.M.H., J.T.F.). Search for more papers by this author Originally published17 May 2023https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21041Hypertension. 2023;80:1197–1198This article is a commentary on the followingRisk of Target Organ Damage in Children With Primary Ambulatory Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"Childhood Primary Hypertension: Not Uncommon, Not Benign." Hypertension, 80(6), pp. 1197–1198FootnotesFor Sources of Funding and Disclosures, see page 1198.The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the editors nor the American Heart Association.Correspondence to: Joseph T. Flynn, MD, MS, Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, M/S OC.9.820, Seattle, WA 98105. Email susan.[email protected]org