title: Blood pressure level and kidney disease progression: do we really need to go to 130/80 mm Hg?
abstract: Current guidelines recommend a blood pressure goal of less than 130/80 mm Hg in patients with chronic kidney disease. Considerable epidemiologic observational data, post hoc analyses of clinical trials, and meta-analyses support this goal, particularly in patients with proteinuria. Although prospective clinical trials have not shown a clear benefit, recent data indicate that a longer duration of follow-up may be needed to assess the effects of different blood pressure goals. While we await the results of several ongoing and planned studies in this area, the current recommendations of a blood pressure goal less than 130/80 mm Hg appear reasonable.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Bassam G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Abu Jawdeh
authors.forename: Mahboob
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects; D012307:Risk Factors