RESISTANT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: PREVALENCE, PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE, REASONS AND APPROACHES TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. B. Kuzmin ◽  
V. V. Zhezha ◽  
L. N. Landar ◽  
O. A. Salova

Arterial hypertension (AH) resistant to drug therapy is the phenotype of uncontrolled AH, in which patients receiving at least 3 antihypertensive drugs, including a diuretic, maintain blood pressure above the target level. Initially, the term refractory hypertension was also used to refer to resistant hypertension. Recently, however, refractory hypertension has been isolated into a separate phenotype of difficult to treat hypertension, which is defined as insufficient control of target blood pressure, despite the use of at least 5 different mechanisms of antihypertensive drugs, including long-acting diuretic and antagonist of mineralcorticoid receptors. Resistant hypertension is detected in 10–15 % of all hypertensive patients receiving drug therapy, and is often found in patients with chronic kidney disease. Hypertension can be a cause and/or consequence of kidney damage and is typical of most patients with chronic kidney disease. The lack of control of target blood pressure in a significant proportion of hypertensive patients with CKD who receive at least 3 antihypertensive drugs of different mechanisms of action indicates a lack of effectiveness of antihypertensive therapy, which not only accelerates the loss of renal function, but also significantly worsens the prognosis, contributing to such people risk of cardiovascular and renal complications. The review presents data on the prevalence, prognostic value of resistant hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease, features of its formation and approaches to increasing the effectiveness of antihypertensive therapy in this patient population.

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 425-435
Author(s):  
Teim Baaj ◽  
Ahmed Abu-Awwad ◽  
Mircea Botoca ◽  
Octavian Marius Cretu ◽  
Elena Ardeleanu ◽  
...  

Accelerated atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases are frequent complications in hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), being mainly driven by cardiovascular risk factors as lipid disorders and an unfavorable blood pressure profile. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the lipid profile and to assess the characteristics of blood pressure (BP) in patients with primary arterial hypertension associating chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a primary care population in Timis County, Romania. Lipid disorders were highly prevalent in hypertensive patients with CKD, consisting in hyper LDL-cholesterolemia in 50.3%, hypertriglyceridemia in 52%, low HDL-cholesterol levels in 35.8%. More than 2 lipid abnormalities were present in 68.8% of CKD hypertensive. CKD hypertensive patients, compared with those without CKD, presented a BP profile with higher systolic and diastolic office BP. On ambulatory blood pressure monitoring they also registred higher systolic and diastolic BP, the systolic BP (SBP), both for 24 h SBP, day-time and night-time SBP being statistically significant higher than in hypertensive patients without CKD. The circadian 24 h BP profile demonstrated in the CKD hypertensive population an unfavourable nocturnal profile in 67%, consisting of a high prevalence of the non-dipping profile and of nocturnal riser pattern.


2020 ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
O. O. Matova ◽  
K. I. Serbeniuk ◽  
L. V. Bezrodna ◽  
V. B. Bezrodnyi ◽  
V. V. Radchenko

Resistant hypertension and chronic kidney disease are closely related from a pathogenetic and clinical point of view. To study the dynamics of functional state of kidneys and as well as to identify the predictors of its improvement, 117 patients with resistant hypertension were examined. Dynamic follow−up of patients included monitoring of antihypertensive therapy, blood pressure, biochemical and humoral parameters during 3, 6 and 36 months of treatment. The findings have shown that a significant long−term improvement in blood pressure control in the patients with chronic kidney disease improves their function and also has a nephroprotective effect in patients without any signs of renal damage. The established prognostic value of the higher initial creatinine content for the improvement of renal function in patients with resistant hypertension is stipulated with a positive effect of antihypertensive therapy on the glomerular filtration rate dynamics. The close association between improved renal function and lower baseline levels of interleukin 6 as well as an active renin in the blood may indicate a role for systemic inflammation and renin−angiotensin−aldosterone system activity in the renal dysfunction development. Prolonged improvement in blood pressure control in the patients with resistant hypertension without diabetes is associated with a stable level of urinary albumin excretion, whereas in patients with diabetes, an albuminuria increases over time. The study concluded that independent predictors of improved renal function in patients with resistant hypertension are higher baseline creatinine and lower glomerular filtration rate, lower concentrations of interleukin 6, active renin and plasma potassium. Key words: resistant arterial hypertension, chronic kidney disease, functional state of kidneys, antihypertensive therapy.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerio Massimo Magro ◽  
Michele Caturano ◽  
Fulvio Cacciapuoti ◽  
Diana Lama ◽  
Federico Cacciapuoti

Resistant hypertension is defined as a blood pressure above therapeutic goals, despite the concurrent use of three or more antihypertensive drugs of different pharmacological classes, and all being administered according to an optimum dosage schedule. The prevalence of resistant hypertension in the older people has not yet been exactly quantified. The updated available estimates deriving from some clinical trials report a prevalence of approximately 20-30% of all hypertensive patients. Advanced age seems to be an important risk factor in resistant forms of high blood pressure. Therefore this clinical condition may potentially increase in the coming years. Chronic kidney disease is the most frequent comorbidity associated with resistant hypertension and often leads to poor prognosis. The article describes a case report of an older subject with such a clinical condition suggesting diagnostic and therapeutic plan based on a rational strategy to control hypertension and the most recent knowledge reported in the medical literature.


Author(s):  
Dmitriy Sergeevich Kovalev

Arterial hypertension is considered treatment refractory (resistant), if the treatment, involving a change (improvement) in lifestyle and a rational combined antihypertensive therapy, consisting of three drugs, including a diuretic, in the maximum tolerated doses does not lead to the achievement of the target blood pressure level. Pseudo-refractory and true refractory arterial hypertension are distinguished. According to modern data, true refractory arterial hypertension occurs in no more than 5 % of cases among the entire population of patients with arterial hypertension, however, in certain groups of patients, for instance, with chronic kidney disease, its prevalence can reach 30–50 %. The article presents a clinical case of diagnosis and treatment of refractory arterial hypertension.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (30) ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
V. N. Karetnikova ◽  
T. N. Zvereva ◽  
O. L. Barbarash

The article presents an analysis of the current state of the problem of managing patients with arterial hypertension (AH) and various comorbid backgrounds. Also, it highlights the current guidelines (2018) for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology and the European Society of Hypertension. Information on new target blood pressure (BP) values in the range of 120–130 mm Hg is emphasized for systolic blood pressure (SBP) and 70–80 mm Hg for the diastolic (DAD) one in the majority of patients with the exception of persons of 65 years and older, as well as patients with chronic kidney disease, who have been recommended to achieve a blood pressure of 130–139 mm Hg. Furthermore, his material presents the current views on the priority of combined (initially double, and triple in the case of failure), mainly fixed antihypertensive therapy, the choice of which requires the presence and nature of comorbid pathology.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-331
Author(s):  
T. Yu. Demidova ◽  
O. A. Kislyak

The current understanding of the management of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) based on the concept of the cardiovascular continuum involves not only the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but also the prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The fact is that patients with DM and CKD represent a special group of patients with a very high risk of CVD and cardiovascular mortality. Such patients require early diagnosis and timely identification of risk factors for the development and progression of CKD for their adequate correction. Arterial hypertension, along with hyperglycemia, is the main risk factor for the development and progression of CKD in patients with diabetes. In this regard, the choice of antihypertensive therapy (AHT) in patients with diabetes is of particular importance. The basis of AHT in diabetes and CKD is the combination of a blocker of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor [ACE inhibitor] or an angiotensin II receptor blocker [ARB]) and a calcium channel blocker (CCB) or a thiazide / thiazide-like diuretic. The task of the performed AHT is to achieve the target level of blood pressure (BP). At the same time, the optimal blood pressure values in patients with diabetes and CKD are blood pressure values in the range of 130-139/70-79 mm Hg. If the target blood pressure is not achieved, it is necessary to intensify antihypertensive therapy by adding a third antihypertensive drug to the therapy: CCB or a diuretic (thiazide / thiazide-like or loop). In case of resistant hypertension, it is necessary to consider the possibility of adding antagonists of mineralocorticoid receptors, other diuretics or alpha-blockers to the conducted AHT. Beta-blockers can be added at any stage of therapy if the patient has exertional angina, a history of myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, and chronic heart failure. The need to normalize blood pressure parameters by prescribing combined antihypertensive therapy in patients with diabetes and CKD is explained by a decrease in renal and cardiovascular risks, and, therefore, a decrease in the risk of mortality in this cohort of patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (14) ◽  
pp. 80-88
Author(s):  
Huseyin Duru ◽  
Ekrem KARA

Objective: To evaluate the effect of 24 hour systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) variability (BPV) on renal progression in hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Methods: A total 59 hypertensive patients (mean age: 54.2±14.6 years, 50.8% male) with CKD who underwent 24 hours ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) were included. Data on SBP, DBP, BPV coefficients (VC) for SBP (SBP-CV) and DBP (DBP-CV) were recorded. A decrease in e-GFR of <5 ml/min/year was considered as normal renal progression and a decrease in ≥5 ml/min/year was considered as rapid renal progression. Results: Overall, 40.6% of the patients had uncontrolled HT, while 45.8% had non-dipper pattern. Mean±SD daytime and night-time SBP and SBP-VC values were 135.3±17.9 mmHg, 128.6±23.0 mmHg, 11.7±2.8 and 9.5±3.6, respectively. Mean±SD daytime and nigh-time DBP and DBP-VC values were 84.5±13.4 mmHg, 77.2±16.1 mmHg, 13.8±3.8 and 12.0±3.7, respectively. Rapid renal progression was detected in 25.4% of patients with no significant difference in daytime, night-time and total SBP, SBP-VC, DBP and DBP-VC values between patients with rapid vs. natural renal progression. The regression analysis adjusted for age, gender, presence of DM, baseline e-GFR and dipping status revealed no significant impact of SBP-VC and DBP-VC in predicting rapid progression (p> 0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, our finding revealed no significant association between BPV and renal progression in hypertensive patients with CKD. Larger scale prospective, randomized controlled trials with longer follow-up are needed to clarify this issue.


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