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Treatment of hypertension is the most important intervention in the management of all forms of chronic kidney disease, as emphasized by World Kidney Day 2009.
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Emphasizes the critical role of hypertension treatment in the management of chronic kidney disease for World Kidney Day 2009.
Introduction The kidney is both a cause and victim of hypertension. High blood pressure is a key pathogenetic factor that contributes to deterioration of kidney function. Presence of kidney disease is a common and underappreciated preexisting medical cause of resistant hypertension. Therefore, treatment of hypertension has become the most important intervention in the management of all forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD). For this reason, the forthcoming World Kidney Day (WKD) on March 12 2009 will emphasize the role of hypertension for renal disease.
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Bakris et al. (2008) conducted an editorial in Hypertension and chronic kidney disease. Treatment of hypertension was evaluated. Treatment of hypertension is the most important intervention in the management of all forms of chronic kidney disease, as emphasized by World Kidney Day 2009.
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