title: Hypertensive chronic kidney disease in African Americans: strategies for improving care.
abstract: African Americans have a disproportionate burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which tends to have an earlier onset and a more rapid progression in this population. Many of the factors responsible for the rapid progression of CKD in African Americans are detectable by screening and are modifiable with prompt therapy.
authors.affiliation: Charles R. Drew University, Clinical Resarch Center, Lynwood, CA, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Agodoa
authors.forename: Keith C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Norris
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000465:Algorithms; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents