Part of the function of the kidney is to help you regulate blood pressure.
High blood pressure—known as hypertension—can be common both before and after a kidney or heart transplant. Read the article on CareDx.com.
Nearly half of adults in the United States (47%, or 116 million) have high blood pressure, increasing their risk of severe medical conditions like kidney disease, heart disease, eye damage, and stroke. Despite these risks, only about 1 out of every 4 people with high blood pressure have their condition under control. This may sound scary, but NKF is here to help you start taking control of your blood pressure today. Read more from the National Kidney Foundation.
Part of the function of the kidney is to help you regulate blood pressure.
High blood pressure—known as hypertension—can be common both before and after a kidney or heart transplant.
Read the full story on CareDx.com.
Part of the function of the kidney is to help you regulate blood pressure.
High blood pressure—known as hypertension—can be common both before and after a kidney or heart transplant.
Read more on CareDx.com.
Part of the function of the kidney is to help you regulate blood pressure.
High blood pressure—known as hypertension—can be common both before and after a kidney or heart transplant. Read the full story on CareDx.com.
A Kaiser Permanente Southern California quality improvement program reduced but did not entirely eliminate racial disparities in BP control between Black and white patients, researchers reported.
The largest reductions in BP control disparity were observed between Black and white women aged 50 to 64 years and Black and white men aged 18 to 49 years, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Read more in Healio.
WASHINGTON — Controlling blood pressure (BP) in liver transplant recipients led to better renal function at 1 year, post hoc data from a randomized trial suggested.
Recipients taking medication to control their BP had an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) that was 12.2 mL/min higher at 1 year when they were able to keep their BP below 140/90 mm Hg after liver transplant, reported Elizabeth Cabrera, MD, of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Read more in MedPage Today.
Part of the function of the kidney is to help you regulate blood pressure.
High blood pressure—known as hypertension—can be common both before and after a kidney or heart transplant.
Between 50 and 80% of adults—and 47 to 82% of kids—living with a transplanted kidney have high blood-pressure levels.1 Culprits that stimulate elevations in blood-pressure level include:
Read the full article, here.