Kidney Failure & Renal Care

High Blood Pressure (Advanced Hypertension)

Hypertensive kidney disease is a medical condition describing to impairment to the kidney due to chronic high blood pressure. It can be divided into two types: benign and malignant. Benign nephrosclerosis common at the age of 60 where malignant nephrosclerosis is uncommon and affects 1-5% of individuals with high blood pressure, that have diastolic blood pressure passing 130 mm Hg. It should be differentiated from renovascular hypertension, which is a form of secondary hypertension. In addition, HN can be described to as hypertensive nephrosclerosis, benign nephrosclerosis, and nephroangiosclerosis