Hypertension and glomerular function decline: the chicken or the egg?

Eriksen et al. report a lack of association between baseline blood pressure and subsequent decline of iohexol measured glomerular filtration rate in a representative sample of over 1500 people from the general population in Norway. This is an innovative contribution to the ongoing debate on whether...

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Published in:Kidney international 2016-08, Vol.90 (2), p.254-256
Main Author: Stengel, Bénédicte
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood Pressure
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Humans
Hypertension - epidemiology
Norway
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - epidemiology
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Summary:Eriksen et al. report a lack of association between baseline blood pressure and subsequent decline of iohexol measured glomerular filtration rate in a representative sample of over 1500 people from the general population in Norway. This is an innovative contribution to the ongoing debate on whether mild to moderate hypertension causes chronic kidney disease. While waiting for final clarification of the interconnection, one must keep in mind that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
ISSN:0085-2538
1523-1755
DOI:10.1016/j.kint.2016.04.016