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Acute kidney injury

AKI is a risk factor for elevated blood pressure

Nature Reviews Nephrology volume 11, page 504 (2015)Cite this article

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Findings from a retrospective cohort study show that acute kidney injury (AKI) is an independent risk factor for subsequent development of elevated blood pressure. In a study of adults who were hospitalized between 2008 and 2011, 2,451 of 43,611 patients developed AKI as defined by changes in serum creatinine level. AKI was independently associated with a 22% (95% CI 12–33%) increase in the odds of developing elevated blood pressure, defined as >140/90 mmHg, during follow-up.

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  1. Hsu, C.-Y. et al. Elevated BP after AKI. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 10.1681/ASN.2014111114

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AKI is a risk factor for elevated blood pressure. Nat Rev Nephrol 11, 504 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2015.121

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