A child diagnosed with high blood pressure should continue seeking treatment when he or she becomes an adult. A review published April 1, 2019 in the journal Hypertension looks at the medical guidelines that can help with the transition. It addresses some of the differences between the two sets of recommendations, including evaluation methods, risk predictors for heart disease and “knowledge gaps”. A comparison of the separate blood pressure guidelines for children and adults found that efforts to bridge the care that adolescents receive as they shift to a system geared for adults are "largely successful."