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Intensive blood pressure reduction lowers mortality in CKD

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Hypertension is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the optimal blood pressure (BP) target in patients with stage 3–5 CKD is unclear. Now, a meta-analysis reports that more-intensive BP control is associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality compared with less-intensive BP goals in this high-risk population.

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  1. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Maryland 21205, USA; The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, 2024 East Monument Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA; and at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.,

    Stephen P. Juraschek

  2. The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, 2024 East Monument Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA,

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  3. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 21205, Maryland, USA

    Lawrence J. Appel

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    Lawrence J. Appel

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Juraschek, S., Appel, L. Intensive blood pressure reduction lowers mortality in CKD. Nat Rev Nephrol 14, 5–6 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2017.154

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