Article1 July 1963Experimental Pyelonephritis and HypertensionImplications for the Clinical ProblemALVIN P. SHAPIRO, M.D., F.A.C.P.ALVIN P. SHAPIRO, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-1-37 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe relationships between pyelonephritis and hypertension in man have been debated since the studies of Longcope (1) and of Weiss and Parker (2). These investigators demonstrated that chronic pyelonephritis frequently was associated with hypertensive vascular disease and was seen in patients with accelerated nephrosclerosis in an especially high incidence. 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BRENNERGILBERT BMVE: Elevated levels of lactic dehydrogenase, glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase, and catalase in infected urine. Amer. J. Med. Sci. 245: 31, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The research referred to in this report has been supported by grants from the United States Public Health Service, the American Heart Association, and the Health Research and Services Foundation of the United Fund of Allegheny County.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Alvin P. Shapiro, M.D., Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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