An ongoing challenge: why do primary care providers struggle to adhere to blood pressure guidelines?

Recognizing the importance of hypertension, in 1977 the first comprehensive report on evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of elevated blood pressure (BP) in children was published.(1) Since then, four updates have been published with the latest Clinical Practice Guidelines for pediatric high BP released in 2017.(2) All these recommendations have provided detailed information on almost all aspects of management of BP in children including specific steps on BP measurement and appropriate evaluation in case high BP is found during the initial and follow up visits.

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