Does a blood pressure J curve exist for patients with chronic kidney disease?

Aggressive reduction of blood pressure may increase cardiovascular events (the J‐curve phenomenon) in certain populations. In this regard, most studies in patients with chronic kidney disease have shown a J curve for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and this phenomenon persists after adjustin...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) Conn.), 2017-08, Vol.19 (8), p.764-770
Hauptverfasser: Robles, Nicolás Roberto, Hernandez‐Gallego, Roman, Fici, Francesco, Grassi, Guido
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Zusammenfassung:Aggressive reduction of blood pressure may increase cardiovascular events (the J‐curve phenomenon) in certain populations. In this regard, most studies in patients with chronic kidney disease have shown a J curve for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and this phenomenon persists after adjusting for confounding factors. Since there is no evidence that a straighter blood pressure target (
ISSN:1524-6175
1751-7176
DOI:10.1111/jch.13024