Open AccessManagement of Presumed Acute Kidney Injury during Hypertensive Therapy: Stay Calm and Carry on?
Author(s) -
Teresa K. Chen,
Chirag R. Parikh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000505447
Subject(s) - medicine , creatinine , acute kidney injury , blood pressure , albuminuria , nephrology , renal function , kidney disease , kidney , renal replacement therapy , intensive care medicine , urinary system , urology
Recent studies have demonstrated that intensive blood pressure control is associated with improved cardiovascular outcomes. Acute kidney injury (AKI), however, was more common in the intensive treatment group prompting concern in the nephrology community.
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