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Hypertension in children with chronic kidney disease: pathophysiology and management
Arterial hypertension is very common in children with all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). While fluid overload and activation of the renin–angiotensin system have long been recognized as crucial pathophysiological pathways, sympathetic hyperactivation, endothelial dysfunction and chronic hyperparathyroidism have more recently been identified as important factors contributing to CKD-associated hypertension. Moreover, several drugs commonly administered in CKD, such as erythropoietin, glucocorticoids and cyclosporine A, independently raise blood pressure in a dose-dependent fashion. Because of the deleterious consequences of hypertension on the progression of renal disease and cardiovascular outcomes, an active screening approach should be adapted in patients with all stages of CKD. Before one starts antihypertensive treatment, non-pharmacological options should be explored. In hemodialysis patients a low salt diet, low dialysate sodium and stricter dialysis towards dry weight can often achieve adequate blood pressure control. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers are first-line therapy for patients with proteinuria, due to their additional anti-proteinuric properties. Diuretics are a useful alternative for non-proteinuric patients or as an add-on to renin–angiotensin system blockade. Multiple drug therapy is often needed to maintain blood pressure below the 90th percentile target, but adequate blood pressure control is essential for better renal and cardiovascular long-term outcomes
Salt restriction in kidney disease—a missed therapeutic opportunity?
The importance of salt restriction in the treatment of patients with renal disease has remained highly controversial. In the following we marshal the current evidence that salt plays a definite role in the genesis of hypertension and target organ damage, point to practical problems of salt restriction, and report on novel pathomechanisms of how salt affects blood pressure and causes target organ damage
Rationale and design of the Sodium Lowering In Dialysate (SoLID) trial: a randomised controlled trial of low versus standard dialysate sodium concentration during hemodialysis for regression of left ventricular mass
Volume Control Associated with Better Cardiac Function in Long-Term Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Long-term evolution of cardiomyopathy in dialysis patients
WOS: 000081040200043PubMed ID: 1043825
Hypervolemia in dialysis patients - Doppler echocardiography studies
WOS: 000075315700057PubMed ID: 971919
Blood pressure control achieved by strict salt restriction and ultrafiltration is associated with better patient survival in peritoneal dialysis: 11 years experience
42nd Annual Meeting of the European-Renal-Association/European-Dialysis-and-Transplant-Association (ERA-EDTA) -- JUN 04-07, 2005 -- Istanbul, TURKEYWOS: 000234376902048European Renal Assoc, European Diaysis &Transplant Asso
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