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Publication Information
PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2020
Affiliation
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom.; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.; Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle.; Division of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.; Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Authors
Reynolds Ben Christopher, Roem Jennifer Lynn, Ng Derek Kai Sing, Matsuda-Abedini Mina, Flynn Joseph Thomas, Furth Susan Lynn, Warady Bradley Alan, Parekh Rulan Savita
Studies
Abstract
Optimal blood pressure (BP) management in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) slows progression to end-stage renal disease. Studies often base progression risk on a single baseline BP measurement, which may underestimate risk.