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Resistant hypertension matters in chronic kidney disease

Nature Reviews Nephrology volume 9, pages 441–442 (2013)Cite this article

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A new study reports cardiovascular and renal events in patients with hypertension and chronic kidney disease stratified according to ambulatory blood pressure and to the absence or presence of resistant hypertension by office measurements. Outcomes were worst in patients with hypertension according to both office and ambulatory blood pressure, but definition issues detract from the impact of the study's findings.

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Hilgers, K. Resistant hypertension matters in chronic kidney disease. Nat Rev Nephrol 9, 441–442 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2013.131

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