Incident ESRD and Treatment-Resistant Hypertension: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study

Conclusions: Individuals with treatment-resistant hypertension are at increased risk for ESRD. Appropriate clinical management strategies are needed to treat treatment-resistant hypertension in order to preserve kidney function in this high-risk group.

Source: American Journal of Kidney Diseases - January 2, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Rikki M. Tanner, David A. Calhoun, Emmy K. Bell, C. Barrett Bowling, Orlando M. Gutiérrez, Marguerite R. Irvin, Daniel T. Lackland, Suzanne Oparil, William McClellan, David G. Warnock, Paul Muntner Tags: Pathogenesis and Treatment of Kidney Disease Source Type: research