THE IMPACT OF BLOOD PRESSURE MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: A MULTICENTER PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY IN JAPAN

Objective: The effect of intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering on kidney and cardiovascular outcomes among the patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains unclear. We aimed to examine a preferable BP level to manage the patients with CKD. Design and method: We recruited patients with CKD under consultation with general physicians (GPs), a total of 489 GPs in 49 local medical associations. The outcomes were the renal and cardiovascular...