Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity seen among dialysis patients globally, according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American ...

High blood pressure can speed up kidney damage. Here’s how managing blood pressure with IgA nephropathy protects your filters ...

Renal hypertension, a type of secondary hypertension, is often caused by renal artery stenosis, where arteries leading to the kidneys narrow, potentially leading to kidney failure if untreated. While ...

A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results show that high blood pressure can ...

Despite the controversies regarding BP measurement and optimal BP targets for HD patients, the use of antihypertensive medications in these patients does seem to confer benefits. A meta-analysis of ...

Among people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), nocturnal stage I hypertension significantly increases the risk for CKD progression, results of a new retrospective cohort study showed. These findings ...

Hemodialysis (HD) is a life-saving treatment for more than 1,700,000 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage V. Every year the HD population becomes increasingly older (average age: 75 years) ...

A research team has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results show that high blood pressure can lead to abnormalities in the podocytes, ...