KIDNEY FUNCTION AND BLOOD PRESSURE

Long term effects of kidney donation on blood pressure and kidney function of donors

Introduction: Kidney transplantation from a live donor has many advantages, but the donor should undergo a major surgery and accept potential morbidity and mortality. In this study, we evaluated the long term effects of nephrectomy on renal function and blood pressure of kidney donors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we assessed 195 kidney donors. The controls were 100 healthy individu...

Blood pressure and the kidney.

Kidney and circadian blood pressure rhythm.

Association between nondipper pattern of circadian rhythm of blood pressure (BP) and impaired renal capacity to excrete sodium into urine was confirmed by Bankir et al1 in this issue of Hypertension based on a large number of subjects. Although this association has been observed in small studies,2,3 their study1 is the first to show it in a large-scale setting, and, therefore, is highly welcome...

High blood pressure and kidney disease.

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls as the heart pumps out blood, and high blood pressure, also called hypertension, is an increase in the amount of force that blood places on blood vessels as it moves through the body. Factors that can increase this force include higher blood volume due to extra fluid in the blood and blood vessels that are narrow, stiff, or...

Blood pressure and acute kidney injury

Maintaining the optimal blood pressure is an important aspect of preventing acute kidney injury (AKI), especially for vasopressor-dependent patients. Although mean arterial pressure (MAP) has played an important role in previous trials for prevention of AKI, there is little evidence that MAP actually reflects organ perfusion. In fact, several studies have suggested that perfusion pressure, incl...