title: The Challenges of Blood Pressure Control in Dialysis Patients.
abstract: Hypertension is very prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESRD). However, there are still several unsolved issues pertaining to the definition, variability, diagnosis and management of hypertension in these patients. This manuscript critically reviews the current challenges in clinical practice in defining, diagnosing and treating hypertension in CKD and ESRD patients. Moreover, the manuscript reviews the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of most anti-hypertensive drugs used in the management of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine, USC, 2020 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. campese@usc.edu.
authors.forename: Vito M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Campese
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lakdawala
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents