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Prehypertension: Is It Relevant for Nephrologists?

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hypertension, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

Correspondence: Dr. Norman M. Kaplan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hypertension, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8586. Phone: 214-648-2103; Fax: 214-648-3063; E-mail: norman.kaplan{at}utsouthwestern.edu

Prehypertension has been proposed as the diagnosis for the presence of blood pressures >120/80 mmHg but <140/90 mmHg. It covers more than 60 million people in the United States and nephrologists will increasingly be involved with them. This review describes its relevance to nephrologists.

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