Does as-needed blood pressure medication use increase the risk of acute kidney injury in veterans?
As-needed blood pressure medication use in veterans is associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury, suggesting a need for prospective trials to evaluate its safety.
The results of this retrospective cohort study showed that as-needed BP medication use among veterans is associated with increased AKI risk. The risks and benefits of this type of BP medication use would best be determined through a prospective trial, and these data suggest that there is the necessary equipoise to conduct such a trial.
Canales et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
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