Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Kidney Outcomes: Long-Term Electronic Health Record-Based Post-Trial Follow-Up of SPRINT

Paul E. Drawz, Kristin M. Lenoir, Nayanjot Kaur Rai, Anjay Rastogi, Chi D. Chu, Frederic F. Rahbari-Oskoui, Paul K. Whelton, George Thomas, Andrew McWilliams, Anil K. Agarwal, Maritza Marie Suarez, Mirela Dobre, James Powell, Michael V. Rocco, James P. Lash, Suzanne Oparil, Dominic S. Raj, Jamie P. Dwyer, Mahboob Rahman, Sandeep SomanRaymond R. Townsend, Priscilla Pemu, Edward Horwitz, Joachim H. Ix, Delphine S. Tuot, Areef Ishani, Nicholas M. Pajewski

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Abstract

BackgroundIntensive BP lowering in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) produced acute decreases in kidney function and higher risk for AKI. We evaluated the effect of intensive BP lowering on long-term changes in kidney function using trial and outpatient electronic health record (EHR) creatinine values.MethodsSPRINT data were linked with EHR data from 49 (of 102) study sites. The primary outcome was the total slope of decline in eGFR for the intervention phase and the post-trial slope of decline during the observation phase using trial and outpatient EHR values. Secondary outcomes included a ≥30% decline in eGFR to <60 ml/min per 1.73 m2and a ≥50% decline in eGFR or kidney failure among participants with baseline eGFR ≥60 and <60 ml/min per 1.73 m2, respectively.ResultsEHR creatinine values were available for a median of 8.3 years for 3041 participants. The total slope of decline in eGFR during the intervention phase was -0.67 ml/min per 1.73 m2per year (95% confidence interval [CI], -0.79 to -0.56) in the standard treatment group and -0.96 ml/min per 1.73 m2per year (95% CI, -1.08 to -0.85) in the intensive treatment group (P < 0.001). The slopes were not significantly different during the observation phase: -1.02 ml/min per 1.73 m2per year (95% CI, -1.24 to -0.81) in the standard group and -0.85 ml/min per 1.73 m2per year (95% CI, -1.07 to -0.64) in the intensive group. Among participants without CKD at baseline, intensive treatment was associated with higher risk of a ≥30% decline in eGFR during the intervention (hazard ratio, 3.27; 95% CI, 2.43 to 4.40), but not during the postintervention observation phase. In those with CKD at baseline, intensive treatment was associated with a higher hazard of eGFR decline only during the intervention phase (hazard ratio, 1.95; 95% CI, 1.03 to 3.70).ConclusionsIntensive BP lowering was associated with a steeper total slope of decline in eGFR and higher risk for kidney events during the intervention phase of the trial, but not during the postintervention observation phase.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)213-223
Number of pages11
JournalClinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2024

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Keywords

  • CKD
  • hypertension

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Multicenter Study

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