MEETINGS & EVENTS

Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5D (2009)

KDIGO Controversies Conference: Blood Pressure in CKD Stage 5D, New York, March 2009 (Position Statement Pending)

This conference, attended by 50 international experts, was designed to promote active dialogue regarding the etiology, assessment, consequences and management of abnormal blood pressure in patients receiving dialysis. The discussion and recommendations from the conference will help focus the development of the upcoming KDIGO Guideline on Management of Blood Pressure in CKD.

• Click here to see the published position paper from the conference proceedings ( 192KB)
• Click here for the complete description and agenda from the conference ( 217KB)
• Click here for the roster of conference participants ( 241KB)
• Click here to see the abstracts submitted by conference participants ( 421KB)

PLENARY SESSION PRESENTATIONS

Natural history of low systolic blood pressure and blood pressure changes as an indication of future morbid events ( 00KB)
Presenter: Peter Kotanko

Hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and carotid-intima media damage; methods for identification, prophylaxis and management.
Blood vessel damage and hypertension; how best to assess endothelial dysfunction? ( 2.82MB)
Presenter: Gérard London

BP measurement, interdialytic hypertension and the role of salt ( 13.5MB)
Presenter: Rajiv Agarwal

What is known from clinical trials about optimal drug management of hypertension in CKD Stage V – the role of beta blockers, and various forms of inhibition of the RAAS? ( 5.97MB)
Presenter: Hermann Haller

How best to control salt overload in hypertension? Dietetic? Aligning dialysate sodium with patient's serum sodium, prohibition of sodium profiling ( 5.53KB)
Presenter: Ken Farrington

Non osmotic sodium in the body; significance and management ( 00KB)
Presenter: Jen Titze

Hypertension and raised hematocrit, relationship to EPO and volume contraction ( 1.54MB)
Presenter: Kai-Uwe Eckardt

Hypertension and sleep apnea in CKD Stage 5 ( 5.3MB)
Presenter: Chris Chan