1. The Challenges of Blood Pressure Control in Dialysis Patients
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Vito M. Campese and Ravi S. Lakdawala
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Blood pressure control ,medicine.medical_specialty ,MEDLINE ,Blood Pressure ,urologic and male genital diseases ,Dialysis patients ,Pharmacokinetics ,Renal Dialysis ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Renal Insufficiency, Chronic ,Intensive care medicine ,Antihypertensive Agents ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,female genital diseases and pregnancy complications ,Clinical Practice ,Blood pressure ,Pharmacodynamics ,Hypertension ,Kidney Failure, Chronic ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Kidney disease - Abstract
Hypertension is very prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESRD). However, there are still several unsolved issues pertaining to the definition, variability, diagnosis and management of hypertension in these patients. This manuscript critically reviews the current challenges in clinical practice in defining, diagnosing and treating hypertension in CKD and ESRD patients. Moreover, the manuscript reviews the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of most anti-hypertensive drugs used in the management of these patients.
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- 2016
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