Characteristics of hypertension in young adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease compared with the general U.S. population | Zendy

Catherine L. Kelleher | Zendy; Kimberly K. McFann | Zendy; Margaret Johnson | Zendy; Robert W. Schrier | Zendy

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Characteristics of hypertension in young adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease compared with the general U.S. population

Author(s) -

Catherine L. Kelleher,

Kimberly K. McFann,

Margaret Johnson,

Robert W. Schrier

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.06.020

Subject(s) - medicine , autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease , renal function , urinalysis , blood pressure , kidney disease , population , creatinine , national health and nutrition examination survey , proteinuria , endocrinology , disease , kidney , urinary system , environmental health

Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) often develop hypertension before any abnormalities in renal function are detected clinically. Therefore, standard screening (serum creatinine and urinalysis) of young individuals with unexplained hypertension to exclude renal parenchymal disease would rarely detect ADPKD.

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