The NephJC Summer Book Club returns! We turn to fiction this time, 'The Covenant of Water', from Abraham Verghese.
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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.
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The NephJC Summer Book Club returns! We turn to fiction this time, 'The Covenant of Water', from Abraham Verghese.
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This week, we will discuss an intriguing hypothesis for many nephrologists: can amino acids prevent acute kidney injury?
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Is living kidney donation safe or does it bring hypertension and potential kidney badness on the horizon? This week we will be focusing on an encouraging JAMA article, hoping to be close to a more definitive answer
