Lower blood pressure may preserve kidney function in some patients

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 23:28 in Health & Medicine

Intensively treating hypertension in some African Americans with kidney disease by pushing blood pressure well below the current recommended goal may significantly decrease the number who lose kidney function and require dialysis, suggests a new study.

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