September 14th, 2017
Podcast 212: BP in CKD — Where’s the Sweet Spot?
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There was an excellent commentary accompanying a recent JAMA Internal Medicine meta-analysis: “The Ideal Blood Pressure Target for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease — Searching for the Sweet Spot” by Csaba Kovesdy. He offers a nice perspective on the problem and kindly agreed to talk with us.
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Categories: Blood Pressure, Chronic kidney disease, meta-analysis, Mortality rates
Tags: blood pressure, chonic kidney disease, Csaba Kovesdy, mortality, Rakesh Malhotra, SPRINT trial, systolic pressure
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