Hypertensive nephrosclerosis: wider kidney biopsy indications may be needed to improve diagnostics.

Stein I HallanM A ØvrehusR BjørneklettK I AasarødA B FogoJ H Ix

Published in: Journal of internal medicine (2020)

Further improvements of the current clinical criteria seem difficult, so risks and benefits of kidney biopsy could be more actively discussed with selected patients to reduce misclassification and direct treatment.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
blood pressure
fine needle aspiration
risk assessment
combination therapy