Nephrosclerosis

"Nephrosclerosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Hardening of the KIDNEY due to infiltration by fibrous connective tissue (FIBROSIS), usually caused by renovascular diseases or chronic HYPERTENSION. Nephrosclerosis leads to renal ISCHEMIA.

Descriptor ID	D009400
MeSH Number(s)	C12.777.419.610 C13.351.968.419.610
Concept/Terms	Nephrosclerosis Nephrosclerosis Nephroscleroses

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Diseases [C]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Urologic Diseases [C12.777]
Kidney Diseases [C12.777.419]
Nephrosclerosis [C12.777.419.610]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Urologic Diseases [C13.351.968]
Kidney Diseases [C13.351.968.419]
Nephrosclerosis [C13.351.968.419.610]

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Bar chart showing 6 publications over 5 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2001	1	1
2002	1	1
2006	1	1
2009	1	1
2010	2	2

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Toto RD, Greene T, Hebert LA, Hiremath L, Lea JP, Lewis JB, Pogue V, Sika M, Wang X. Relationship between body mass index and proteinuria in hypertensive nephrosclerosis: results from the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK) cohort. Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Nov; 56(5):896-906.

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Alves TP, Wang X, Wright JT, Appel LJ, Greene T, Norris K, Lewis J. Rate of ESRD exceeds mortality among African Americans with hypertensive nephrosclerosis. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Aug; 21(8):1361-9.

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Bhatnagar V, O'Connor DT, Brophy VH, Schork NJ, Richard E, Salem RM, Nievergelt CM, Bakris GL, Middleton JP, Norris KC, Wright J, Hiremath L, Contreras G, Appel LJ, Lipkowitz MS. G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 polymorphisms and blood pressure response to metoprolol among African Americans: sex-specificity and interactions. Am J Hypertens. 2009 Mar; 22(3):332-8.

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Norris K, Bourgoigne J, Gassman J, Hebert L, Middleton J, Phillips RA, Randall O, Rostand S, Sherer S, Toto RD, Wright JT, Wang X, Greene T, Appel LJ, Lewis J. Cardiovascular outcomes in the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK) Trial. Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 Nov; 48(5):739-51.

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Obialo CI, Hewan-Lowe K, Fulong B. Nephrotic proteinuria as a result of essential hypertension. Kidney Blood Press Res. 2002; 25(4):250-4.

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Agodoa LY, Appel L, Bakris GL, Beck G, Bourgoignie J, Briggs JP, Charleston J, Cheek D, Cleveland W, Douglas JG, Douglas M, Dowie D, Faulkner M, Gabriel A, Gassman J, Greene T, Hall Y, Hebert L, Hiremath L, Jamerson K, Johnson CJ, Kopple J, Kusek J, Lash J, Lea J, Lewis JB, Lipkowitz M, Massry S, Middleton J, Miller ER, Norris K, O'Connor D, Ojo A, Phillips RA, Pogue V, Rahman M, Randall OS, Rostand S, Schulman G, Smith W, Thornley-Brown D, Tisher CC, Toto RD, Wright JT, Xu S. Effect of ramipril vs amlodipine on renal outcomes in hypertensive nephrosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2001 Jun 06; 285(21):2719-28.

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