Intensive Home Blood Pressure Lowering in Patients With Advanced CKD

Optimal blood pressure (BP) targets in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are controversial. More intensive BP lowering in the setting of advanced CKD is thought to be associated with risk of acute kidney injury, hyperkalemia, and end-stage kidney disease. We conducted a pilot trial of intensive BP control to determine if lower home systolic BP (SBP) targets can be safely achieved for patients with CKD through titration of BP medications using in-home measured BP.