title: Hypertension and the kidney.
abstract: The kidney could be the cause of essential hypertension which can also cause renal disease. High blood pressure is also very common in chronic kidney disease, and is moreover a well-known risk factor for a faster progression of kidney failure. Hypertension and kidneys are thus closely linked. Hypertension must be aggressively treated in patients suffering from chronic kidney disease, with a blood pressure goal of less than 130/80 mmHg, even lower than 125/75 mmHg when proteinuria is over 1g/day, using optimal and effective antihypertensive drugs. Among them, the blockers of the renin-angiotensin axis offer nephroprotective but also cardioprotective properties beyond their effect on blood pressure.
authors: Division of Nephrology/Transplantation, University of Liège, Sart Titman B35, Belgium. jm.krzesinski@chu.ulg.ac.be
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Krzesinski
authors: E P
authors: EP
authors: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D018450:Disease Progression; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents