1. Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones - US News and World Report
Accelerated skeletal maturation may be early sign, researchers say

2. Micardis Given Wider Approval - US News and World Report
For cardiac patients who can't take an ACE inhibitor

3. Malignant hypertension  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Malignant hypertension is a sudden and rapid development of extremely high blood pressure. The lower (diastolic) blood pressure reading, which is normally around 80 mmHg, is often above 130 mmHg. • Reviewer: Jacob L. Heller, MD, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, Clinic. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Renovascular hypertension  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Renovascular hypertension is high blood pressure due to narrowing of the arteries that carry blood to the kidneys. It is a form of secondary hypertension. See also: Drug-induced hypertension; Essential hypertension; Malignant hypertension; Renal a...• Reviewer: Parul Patel, MD, Private Practice specializing in Nephrology and Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center, Department of Transplantation, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.