title: The hypertensive neonate.
abstract: Hypertension in the neonate usually is associated with renal vascular and parenchymal disease or with chronic lung disease. Antihypertensive medications effectively lower blood pressure and often over time may be discontinued; however, significant structural or functional renal abnormalities may persist.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California, Davis School of Medicine.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Adelman
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011379:Prognosis