In a recent study conducted by the Africa - America Study of kidney and Hypertension has shown that the kidney related disease only get worsened in majority of the participants. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine proves that even the best treatment can not keep the kidney diseases from the patients. The group of the patients have reported several problems like kidney failure.
The AASK has conducted the study on 750 patients for chronic kidney disease. It reported that the disease only get worsened in one fourth of the participants. These patients suffer various kidney problems like kidney failure.
Despite these sobering results, blood pressure control is still vital in kidney disease and in many other diseases, said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. But this research clearly signals the importance of preventing kidney disease, better understanding causes and finding better ways to manage it in the 26 million Americans who already have it.
The study brings some good news too. Nearly one third of the participants experienced only age related kidney disease.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure, increasing diabetes and old age all work behind the growing number of kidney problems in America. Diabetes and high blood pressure are responsible for problems like kidney failure, premature death, heart attacks, strokes, bone disease. Important therapies like ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors or ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) are considered.
Source: NIH NEWS
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