Under what circumstances do you recommend targeting a systolic blood pressure of less than 120 mmHg in a patient with CKD?
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Do you target a systolic blood pressure of less than 120 mmHg in CKD patients with an eGFR of less than 20 ml/min/1.73m2?
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Nephrology · UAB Medicine
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I am going to deviate a bit from the KDIGO recommendations here, and will try to document my reasons.
- The SPRINT trial, which was the largest BP target trial for individuals with CKD, did not enroll individuals with an eGFR < 20. The automated office BP measurement used in SPRINT is still not standa...
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Nephrology · UCSF
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All patients with CKD who can tolerate it and with accurately measured blood pressures.
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