Peter J. Blankestijn

TL;DR: Lower eGFR and more severe albuminuria independently predict mortality and ESRD among individuals selected for CKD, with the associations stronger for E SRD than for mortality.

TL;DR: Increased sympathetic activity contributes to hypertension in patients with chronic renal disease and controls hypertension and decreases sympathetic hyperactivity.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated whether an alternative technology using endovascular ultrasound renal denervation reduces ambulatory blood pressure in patients with hypertension in the absence of antihypertensive medications.

TL;DR: This trial did not detect a beneficial effect of hemodiafiltration on all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events compared with low-flux hemodialysis, but on-treatment analysis suggests the possibility of a survival benefit among patients who receive high-volume hemodiiltration, although this subgroup finding requires confirmation.

TL;DR: Chronic kidney disease should be regarded as at least an equally relevant risk factor for mortality and ESRD in individuals without hypertension as it is in those with hypertension.