TY - JOUR
T1 - The message for world kidney day 2009
T2 - Hypertension and kidney disease: A marriage that should be prevented
AU - Bakris, George L.
AU - Ritz, Eberhard
AU - Guillemet, Angela
AU - Couser, William
AU - Beerkens, Paul
AU - Reiser, Tom
AU - Lantink, Jan
AU - Abraham, Georgi
AU - Collins, Alan
AU - Feehally, John
AU - Kopple, Joel
AU - Li, Philip
AU - Riella, Miguel
AU - Rodriguez-Iturbe, Bernardo
AU - Wilson, Anne
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) continues to increase worldwide as does end stage renal disease. The most common, but not only, causes of CKD are hypertension and diabetes. CKD is associated with a significant increase in cardiovascular (CV) risk as most patients with CKD die of a CV cause. Moreover, CV risk increases proportionally as estimated glomerular filtration rate falls below 60 mL/min. CV causes of death in CKD are more prevalent than those from cancer; as a result, the identification and reduction of CKD is a public health priority. High blood pressure is a key pathogenic factor that contributes to the deterioration of kidney function. The presence of kidney disease is a common and underappreciated preexisting medical cause of resistant hypertension. Therefore, treatment of hypertension has become the most important intervention in the management of all forms of CKD. For this reason, World Kidney Day on March 12, 2009 will emphasize the role of hypertension.
AB - The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) continues to increase worldwide as does end stage renal disease. The most common, but not only, causes of CKD are hypertension and diabetes. CKD is associated with a significant increase in cardiovascular (CV) risk as most patients with CKD die of a CV cause. Moreover, CV risk increases proportionally as estimated glomerular filtration rate falls below 60 mL/min. CV causes of death in CKD are more prevalent than those from cancer; as a result, the identification and reduction of CKD is a public health priority. High blood pressure is a key pathogenic factor that contributes to the deterioration of kidney function. The presence of kidney disease is a common and underappreciated preexisting medical cause of resistant hypertension. Therefore, treatment of hypertension has become the most important intervention in the management of all forms of CKD. For this reason, World Kidney Day on March 12, 2009 will emphasize the role of hypertension.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00092.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00092.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 19302426
AN - SCOPUS:63349091705
SN - 1524-6175
VL - 11
SP - 144
EP - 147
JO - Journal of Clinical Hypertension
JF - Journal of Clinical Hypertension
IS - 3
ER -
