Impact of high mortality in incident dialysis patients due to hypertensive nephrosclerosis: a multicenter prospective cohort study in Aichi, Japan

ConclusionsThe present study was Japan ’s first large-scale prospective cohort to demonstrate that HTN is the second most common cause of ESRD. In addition, the prognosis of patients with HTN was as poor as that of patients with DN.
Source: Clinical and Experimental Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research