Strength of Evidence:
4 out of 4
Year Published:
2013
High Blood Pressure: Screening in Children and Adolescents
Description of Resource:
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for primary hypertension in asymptomatic children and adolescents to prevent subsequent cardiovascular disease in childhood or adulthood. This is an I statement, which means evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined.
Developed By:
United States Preventive Services Task Force
Developer Type:
Federal Government
Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):
Early and Middle Childhood
Heart Disease and Stroke
Healthy People 2020 Objectives:
Resource Type:
Systematic Review
Citation:
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (Hypertension): Screening [Internet]. 2013 Oct [cited 2017 Sept 8]. Available from: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/blood-pressure-in-children-and-adolescents-hypertension-screening?ds=1&s=blood%20pressure
