2014
Estimated GFR or Albuminuria: Which One Is Really Associated With Resistant Hypertension?
Romero CA, Peixoto AJ, Orias M. Estimated GFR or Albuminuria: Which One Is Really Associated With Resistant Hypertension? Seminars In Nephrology 2014, 34: 492-497. PMID: 25416657, DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2014.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsLow estimated glomerular filtration rateEstimated glomerular filtration rateResistant hypertensionGlomerular filtration rateFiltration rateHigh cardiovascular risk groupTarget organ damageComplications of hypertensionCardiovascular risk groupsHigher sympathetic activityEndothelial dysfunctionFluid overloadSympathetic activityOrgan damageKidney diseaseRisk groupsHigh prevalenceHypertensionMicroalbuminuriaPrevalenceDifferent phenotypesPhenotypeAlbuminuriaComplicationsGFR
2013
Does Kidney Disease Cause Hypertension?
Peixoto AJ, Orias M, Desir GV. Does Kidney Disease Cause Hypertension? Current Hypertension Reports 2013, 15: 89-94. PMID: 23344662, DOI: 10.1007/s11906-013-0327-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseRenal functionStructural kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration ratePlasmin-mediated activationExtracellular fluid volumeProteinuric glomerular diseasesPolycystic kidney diseaseChronic hypertensionHypertension increasesEpithelial sodium channelSodium retentionFiltration rateGlomerular diseaseHypertensionCurrent evidenceDiseaseSodium channelsFluid volumeDetectable changeSevere reductionMost casesProteinuriaPatients