Association between blood pressure and the risk of chronic kidney disease in treatment-naïve hypertensive patients

• Main Authors: Haekyung Lee (Author), Soon Hyo Kwon (Author), Jin Seok Jeon (Author), Hyunjin Noh (Author), Dong Cheol Han (Author), Hyoungnae Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Although hypertension is a well-known risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), the blood pressure (BP) at which antihypertensive interventions should be initiated remains to be determined. Therefore, we investigated the association between BP and CKD in treatment-naïve individuals....