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Published on: October 26, 2020
[Treatment of arterial hypertension in diabetic nephropathy. Certainties and hypotheses]
A Castiglioni1, L Allegri, G M Savazzi
1Service de Néphrologie et Dialyse (AC), Hôpital de Busto Arsizio, Italie.
Insights
Controlling high blood pressure is crucial for diabetic kidney disease. Early antihypertensive drug treatment may prevent diabetic nephropathy, but more research is needed.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
Context:
- Arterial hypertension is a significant factor in diabetic nephropathy.
- Emerging evidence suggests hypertension plays a key pathogenetic role.
- Correcting hypertension in diabetic patients is widely accepted.
Purpose:
- To discuss criteria for selecting antihypertensive medications in diabetic nephropathy.
- To highlight pathophysiological considerations in treatment choices.
- To review the effects of first-line antihypertensive drugs on intrarenal hemodynamics.
Summary:
- This paper examines antihypertensive medication choices for diabetic nephropathy.
- It focuses on pathophysiological aspects and the impact of calcium antagonists and ACE inhibitors.
- The discussion addresses the uncertainty surrounding preventive treatment for microhypertension.
Impact:
- Provides guidance on antihypertensive therapy in diabetic nephropathy.
- Contributes to understanding the role of specific drug classes in managing intrarenal hemodynamics.
- Informs clinical decisions regarding early intervention for microhypertension.
Abstract:
Clinical observation has long emphasized the importance of arterial hypertension in the course of diabetic nephropathy and recent studies suggest that hypertension might play a decisive pathogenetic role in the course of the disease, hence the necessity of correcting the hypertension of diabetic patients has by now been universally accepted. There is, however, still some uncertainty concerning the usefulness of acting preventively on so-called microhypertension; in other words, whether early antihypertensive drug treatment can prevent diabetic nephropathy. This paper discusses the criteria to be followed in the choice of antihypertensive medication during diabetic nephropathy giving special attention to pathophysiological considerations. Moreover, it also discusses the effects of antihypertensive drugs currently regarded as first-choice agents, i.e. calcium antagonists and the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, on intrarenal hemodynamics.
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