Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, affects an estimated 50 million people in the United States. In some cases the causes of hypertension are not known. However, some conditions may increase your risk of developing hypertension. These are: hereditary factors, age, obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, other diseases such as kidney disease, poor diet with excessive salt intake. Hypertension often causes no symptoms, and you can have it for years without knowing it. In many cases, the only way a person can tell if he or she has hypertension is to have blood pressure checked.

Hypertension and Kidney Disease

Uncontrolled hypertension can damage many organs in your body including your kidneys. It also adds to the workload of your heart, which over time can enlarge and become weaker, and this increases your risk of stroke. Careful control of hypertension lowers your risk of developing these complications.

High blood pressure can permanently damage the tiny blood vessels in the kidney that are used for filtering the blood. Over time, this damage will keep the kidneys from working properly. One of the functions of healthy kidneys is to control blood pressure by making a hormone called rennin. When the kidneys are damaged, they cannot make rennin as effectively as they should. This can cause a further rise in blood pressure.

Although there is no cure for hypertension, treatment with medications can lower and control blood pressure. Many effective medications are available and sometimes a combination of different medications may be needed for your hypertension treatment.

Rogosin Kidney Center and Hypertension

The Rogosin Kidney Center, as a leading comprehensive kidney treatment facility, has physicians who are experts in treating patients with hypertension alone and patients with hypertension and kidney disease. Once you already have kidney disease, it is especially important to keep your blood pressure under control to prevent further kidney damage. Our team, which has experience treating the most difficult to treat cases of high blood pressure, helps patients keep their blood pressure within a normal range.

For more information about hypertension and kidney disease contact
The Rogosin Institute
Hypertension Center
212-746-1495