September 2, 2010

Lower Blood Pressure May Preserve Kidney Function in Some Patients

ScienceDaily for September 2, 2010 reported on blood pressure and kidney disease.

Intensively treating hypertension in some African Americans with kidney disease by pushing blood pressure well below the current recommended goal may significantly decrease the number who lose kidney function and require dialysis, suggests a Johns Hopkins-led study publishing in the New England Journal of Medicine.