The kidney is both a contributor to and a victim of the hypertensive process, with progressive structural and functional damage occurring if high blood pressure is not controlled.
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Early renal changes in hypertension merit monitoring; leaves open whether targeting vasoconstriction or hyperuricaemia alters progression.
Luís M. Ruilope (1995) studied this question.
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