Chapman A, Johnson A, Gabow P, Schrier R
Rate of loss of renal function in hypertensive and normotensive autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients
Am Soc Nephrol
J Am Soc Nephrol (abstract) (Nov) 6:718 1995

This study evaluated the rate of decline of renal function in ADPKD patients as a function of their blood pressure. The hypertensive group (HT, MAP greater than 100 mm Hg) was compared to a normotensive group (NT, MAP less then 93 mm Hg). Renal volume, and urinary protein excretion increased in the HT group over a follow-up period of 3 years but remained stable in the NT group. In the HT group, serum creatinine increased by 0.1 mg/dl/year, more than in the NT group (0.02 mg/dl/year). The results suggest that hypertension globally affects deterioration of renal function in patients with ADPKD. (Daugirdas)

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