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Inherited conditions (problems that run in families)īlood pressure rises as the baby grows.

Exposure to illegal drugs such as cocaine.

Other causes of high blood pressure in infants may include: In newborn babies, high blood pressure is often caused by a blood clot in a kidney blood vessel, a complication of having an umbilical artery catheter.

Renal artery stenosis (narrowing of the major blood vessel of the kidney).

Kidney disease involving the kidney tissue.

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (lung condition that affects newborn babies who were either put on a breathing machine after birth or were born very early).

Patent ductus arteriosus (blood vessel between the aorta and pulmonary artery that should close after birth, but remains open).

Coarctation of the aorta (narrowing of the large blood vessel of the heart called the aorta).

High blood pressure in infants may be due to kidney or heart disease that is present at birth (congenital). The health of the heart and blood vessels.Several factors affect blood pressure, including: One or both of these numbers can be too high. The second (bottom) number is the diastolic pressure, which measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest.īlood pressure measurements are written this way: 120/80.The first (top) number is the systolic blood pressure, which measures the force of blood released when the heart beats.There are two numbers in each blood pressure measurement: Blood pressure measures how hard the heart is working, and how healthy the arteries are.