Hypertension

Hypertensive nephrosclerosis linked to obesity/insulin resistance rather than BP

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, August 17th, 2004

Hypertensive nephrosclerosis is linked to obesity and insulin resistance rather than blood pressure.

According to a study from Australia, "About a third of new cases of renal failure in USA are attributed to hypertension despite controversy about the frequency and pathology of so called hypertensive nephrosclerosis.

"In spite of good documentation that obesity causes renal failure and in spite of the global epidemic of obesity this diagnosis does not feature on most renal failure registries."

"New documentation that progressive renal failure in hypertension is linked to insulin resistance, and analysis of NHANES III data which...

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (2004-08-17)

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