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High Blood Pressure
and Kidney Disease High Blood Pressure (also known as hypertension) occurs when the force of blood against your artery walls increases enough to cause damage. For most adults, high blood pressure is defined as systolic pressure of 140 or higher or diastolic pressure of 90 or higher. Normal blood pressure is below 120/80. High blood pressure increases the rate of loss of kidney function in people already suffering from kidney disease. Some kidney disease may cause high blood pressure, but more commonly, it is high blood pressure that causes kidney disease. The working units of the kidneys are affected after years of stress from the high pressure. Your doctor can assess the amount of kidney damage by the amount of protein in your urine. Because people with high blood pressure are at increased risk for developing chronic kidney disease, it is important for them to be tested for kidney disease. Patients should test for the following:
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