title: Prehypertension: is it relevant for nephrologists?
abstract: Prehypertension has been proposed as the diagnosis for the presence of blood pressures >120/80 mmHg but <140/90 mmHg. It covers more than 60 million people in the United States and nephrologists will increasingly be involved with them. This review describes its relevance to nephrologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hypertension, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8586, USA. norman.kaplan@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Norman M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009398:Nephrology; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents