Luis M. Ruilope

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of angiotensin-receptor blocker and diuretic combinations on ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in hypertensive patients with additional cardiovascular risk factors were investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, renal parameters indicating a change in renal function (increased serum creatinine concentration, proteinuria, and microalbuminuria) are independent predictors of increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and must therefore be considered in the classification of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients.

TL;DR: Progression of CKD has been primarily investigated in patients with established diabetic nephropathy and severely increased albuminuria, in cohorts smaller than those necessary for studies of cardiovascular outcomes, and simultaneous cardiovascular and renal protection was not demonstrated clearly.

TL;DR: The cardiorenal syndrome includes the widely known relationship between kidney function and cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease is a novel risk factor included at this stage that accelerates both vascular and cardiac damage.

TL;DR: The acronym TUCH (White-coat UnControlled Hypertension) is proposed, which the authors think has phonetic and mnemonic advantages, in the context of the other acronyms the authors propose below for the other two phenotypes.