Patients with Hypertensive Nephropathy and Chronic Kidney Disease Might Not Benefit from Strict Blood Pressure Control

• Main Authors: Simone Vettoretti (Author), Lara Caldiroli (Author), Francesca Zanoni (Author), Valeria Azzini (Author), Anna Villarini (Author), Roberto Meazza (Author), Piergiorgio Messa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) strict blood pressure (BP) control is reno-protective. However, renal benefits from BP control might depend also on the etiology of CKD. We investigated if maintenance of BP at target is equally effective in subjects with hypertensive ne...