title: Prehypertension and chronic kidney disease: the ox or the plow?
abstract: Nearly ten years ago, practice recommendations supported use of the clinical classification of 'prehypertension' for people with systolic blood pressure of 120-139 mm Hg or diastolic pressure of 80-89 mm Hg. This recommendation was based on observations that these ranges of blood pressure were associated with enhanced cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risks compared with blood pressure less than 120/80 mm Hg. Recent observations, including the report by Yano and colleagues, also suggest that prehypertension is an important risk factor for the development of chronic kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA. j.p.middleton@duke.edu
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Crowley
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D058246:Prehypertension / Q000150:complications*