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Lower blood pressure and risk of recurrent stroke in patients with chronic kidney disease: PROGRESS trial.

Abstract
Recent epidemiological studies have shown a J-shaped association between the risk of stroke and systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study (PROGRESS) was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial demonstrating that perindopril-based blood pressure (BP) lowering reduced the risk of stroke in 6105 participants with prior cerebrovascular disease. We estimated the effects of therapy on the risk of recurrent stroke in 1757 of these participants with stage 3 or greater CKD according to baseline BP and the relationship between achieved follow-up BP and the risk of stroke. Active therapy produced comparable and significant reductions in the risk of stroke across all baseline SBP levels. The age- and gender-adjusted incidence of stroke increased significantly in a log-linear relationship for achieved SBP levels and strokes per 1000 person-years. This association persisted after adjusting for potential confounding factors. We found that perindopril-based BP lowering effectively prevented recurrent stroke in people with CKD, across a wide range of BP levels, without evidence of an increased risk of stroke in people with low BP levels.
AuthorsT Ninomiya, V Perkovic, M Gallagher, M Jardine, A Cass, H Arima, C Anderson, B Neal, M Woodward, T Omae, S MacMahon, J Chalmers, PROGRESS Collaborative Group
JournalKidney international (Kidney Int) Vol. 73 Issue 8 Pg. 963-70 (Apr 2008) ISSN: 1523-1755 [Electronic] United States
PMID18272959 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Perindopril
Topics
  • Aged
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Blood Pressure (drug effects)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Perindopril (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic (complications)
  • Risk Assessment
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Stroke (complications, prevention & control)

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