PubMed ID:
12435255
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2002
Affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland and the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106-5014, USA. jxw20@po.cwru.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.19.2421
Authors:
Greene T,
Toto RD,
Appel LJ,
African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension Study Group,
Agodoa LY,
Bakris G,
Charleston J,
Cheek D,
Douglas-Baltimore JG,
Gassman J,
Glassock R,
Hebert L,
Jamerson K,
Lewis J,
Middleton JP,
Phillips RA,
Rostand SG,
Wright JT Jr
Studies:
Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study
Hypertension is a leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States, with no known treatment to prevent progressive declines leading to ESRD.