Tom Forbes (@Kidney_Tom), one of the authors from this week’s NephJC chat on using stem cells to make organelles to serve as patient specific disease models gives his thoughts on the field and where this study fits.
This week, we will discuss the ongoing saga of blood pressure targets in patients with hypertension. This time its ESPRIT (Effects of Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment in Reducing Risk of Vascular Events) making a case for case for intensive BP control in most hypertensive individuals, including those with a history of diabetes and stroke.