State of the Art: Primary HTN in Pediatrics and the new AHA statement

Sunday, April 30, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Location: Convention Center: 150 A

CE: Live CME: 1.50

Selected By: IPHA

Chair(s)

Joseph Flynn, MD, MD, MS (he/him/his)

Professor of Pediatrics
Joseph Flynn
Seattle, Washington, United States
TB

Tammy Brady, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University
BALTIMORE, Maryland, United States

Disclosure(s):

Joseph Flynn, MD,MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Tammy M. Brady, MD, PhD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session

Description: This session focuses on primary HTN based on the forthcoming AHA statement.
Specific areas of focus include: Pathophysiology; link between childhood hypertension and adult cardiovascular disease; drug treatment; and transition to adult care.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the pathophysiology of pediatric primary hypertension
Explain the link between pediatric hypertension and adult cardiovascular disease
Develop rationales for pharmacologic management and a transition to adult medicine

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET

Introduction and overview
Speaker: Joseph Flynn, MD,MS (he/him/his) – Seattle Children's
8:05 AM – 8:25 AM ET

Understanding the pathophysiology of pediatric primary hypertension
Speaker: Carissa M. BakerSmith, MD MPH MS FAAP FAHA FACC – Nemours Children's Hospital
8:25 AM – 8:45 AM ET

The link between childhood hypertension and adult cardiovascular risk
Speaker: Elaine M. Urbina, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
8:45 AM – 9:05 AM ET

Optimizing pharmacologic treatment of pediatric hypertension
Speaker: Joyce P. Samuel, MD, MS – McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
9:05 AM – 9:25 AM ET

Factors to consider when transitioning a patient with hypertension from pediatric to adult care
Speaker: Andrew M. South, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
9:25 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Questions and wrap-up
Speaker: Tammy M. Brady, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University