Effective treatment of arterial hypertension protects kidney and heart against damage

Stanisław Czekalski

ISSN: 1505-8409

Przewodnik Lekarza/Guide for GPs

Current issue Archive About the journal Supplements Abstracting and indexing Contact Instructions for authors

1/2007
vol. 10

Send email

Copy url:

abstract:

Effective treatment of arterial hypertension protects kidney and heart against damage

Stanisław Czekalski

Przew Lek 2007; 1: 41-45

Online publish date: 2007/03/05

View full text Get citation

Arterial hypertension is an important factor in kidney and heart damage. A change of lifestyle in industrialized societies may permit a decrease in blood pressure and reduced development of organ damage, but is difficult to implement. In the pharmacotherapy of hypertension, the presence of coexisting cardiovascular risk factors should be considered. It was demonstrated that increased urinary albumin excretion and even mild diminution of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are early, important and independent markers of cardiovascular risk. The reduction of albuminuria and prevention of GFR decline by using drugs blocking the renin-angiotensin system causes a decline in incidence of cardiovascular events. It is reasonable to treat the kidney in order to protect the heart.

keywords:

Effective treatment of arterial hypertension protects kidney and heart against damage

Stanisław Czekalski

arterial hypertension, kidney damage, heart damage, treatment