The role of sympathetic nervous activity in renal injury and end-stage renal disease

Sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity is observed in patients with renal injury, renovascular hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Elevated sympathetic activity is of prognostic relevance in that plasma norepinephrine concentrations predict survival and t...

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Published in:	Hypertension research Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 521 - 528
Main Authors:	Masuo, Kazuko, Lambert, Gavin W, Esler, Murray D, Rakugi, Hiromi, Ogihara, Toshio, Schlaich, Markus P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-06-2010
Subjects:	Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology Female Humans Hypertension, Renovascular - physiopathology Hypertension, Renovascular - therapy Japan - epidemiology Kidney - innervation Kidney - physiopathology Kidney Failure, Chronic - epidemiology Kidney Failure, Chronic - physiopathology Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy Male Norepinephrine - blood Obesity - complications Renin-Angiotensin System Sympathetic Nervous System - physiopathology United States - epidemiology United States Japan
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