Hypertension, together with diabetes mellitus, are the main contributors to renal disease.
- HTN is the second-most common cause of renal disease.
- Increasing hypertension severity correlates with a higher risk for renal disease.
- The manifestation of hypertensive kidney disease are gradual, with symptoms usually appearing in the late stages of the disease.
Renal disease due to hypertension is known as hypertensive arteriolar nephrosclerosis (or simply nephrosclerosis).