Pre-dialysis blood pressure and cardiovascular mortality in Japan: need for much stricter control?

Hypertens Res. 2024 Mar;47(3):811-812. doi: 10.1038/s41440-023-01523-4. Epub 2023 Dec 7.

Authors

Masashi Mukoyama¹, Takashige Kuwabara²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan. mmuko@kumamoto-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan.

PMID: 38062201
DOI: 10.1038/s41440-023-01523-4

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiovascular mortality; DKD; Dialysis; Pre-dialysis blood pressure; Salt intake.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases* / mortality
Cardiovascular System*
Dialysis
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Renal Dialysis / mortality