Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF RISK OF HYPERTENSION IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Dr. Gondi Siva Rama Krishna
JCDR. 2023: 856-860
Abstract
Hypertension is a global pandemic and is responsible for 24% of the coronary heart disease-related deaths and 57% of all the stroke related deaths in India.1 According to a recent report it is indicated that nearly one billion adults had hypertension in 2000, and this is predicted to increase to 1.56 billion by 2025. The present study is undertaken to understand the role of hypertension and its management in CKD patients admitted in the nephrology department of Govt General Hospital, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, AP.
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