Optimal blood pressure for patients with chronic kidney disease: a nationwide population-based cohort study

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 1538
• Main Authors: Lee, You-Bin, Lee, Ji Sung, Hong, So-Hyeon, Kim, Jung A, Roh, Eun, Yoo, Hye Jin, Baik, Sei Hyun, Choi, Kyung Mook
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 15.01.2021; Nature Publishing Group UK; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Aged; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Antihypertensives; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Diastole - drug effects; End-stage renal disease; Female; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Health hazards; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - physiopathology; Kidney diseases; Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications; Kidneys; Male; Medical screening; Middle Aged; Population studies; Population-based studies; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - complications; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - mortality; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - physiopathology; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Systole - drug effects; Republic of Korea

The effect of blood pressure (BP) on the incident cardiovascular events, progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and mortality were evaluated among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with and without antihypertensive treatment. This nationwide study used the Korean National Health Insurance...