Screening and management of hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease referred to Hypertension Excellence Centres among 27 countries. A pilot survey based on questionnaire

Halimi JM, Sarafidis P, Azizi M, Bilo G, Burkard T, Bursztyn M, Camafort M, Chapman N, Cottone S, de Backer T, Deinum J, Delmotte P, Dorobantu M, Doumas M, Dusing R, Duly-Bouhanick B, Fauvel JP, Fesler P, Gaciong Z, Gkaliagkousi E, Gordin D, Grassi G, Grassos C, Guerrot D, Huart J, Izzo R, Aguila FJ, Jarai Z, Kahan T, Kantola I, Kocianov E, Limbourg FP, Lopez-Sublet M, Mallamaci F, Manolis A, Marketou M, Mayer G, Mazza A, MacIntyre IM, Mourad JJ, Muiesan ML, Nasr E, Nilsson P, Oliveras A, Ormezzano O, Paixão-Dias V, Papadakis I, Papadopoulos D, Perl S, Polonia J, Pontremoli R, Pucci G, Robles NR, Rubin S, Ruilope LM, Rump LC, Saeed S, Sanidas E, Sarzani R, Schmieder R, Silhol F, Sokolovic S, Solbu M, Soucek M, Stergiou G, Sudano I, Tabbalat R, Tengiz I, Triantafyllidi H, Tsioufis K, Vaclav J, van der Giet M, Van der Niepen P, Veglio F, Venzin RM, Viigimaa M, Weber T, Widimsky J, Wuerzner G, Zelveian P, Zebekakis P, Lueders S, Persu A, Kreutz R, Vogt L (2024)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Book Volume: 42

Pages Range: 1544-1554

Journal Issue: 9

DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003756

Abstract

Objective: Real-life management of hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear. Methods: A survey was conducted in 2023 by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) to assess management of CKD patients referred to ESH-Hypertension Excellence Centres (ESH-ECs) at first referral visit. The questionnaire contained 64 questions with which ESH-ECs representatives were asked to estimate preexisting CKD management quality. Results: Overall, 88 ESH-ECs from 27 countries participated (fully completed surveys: 66/88 [75.0%]). ESH-ECs reported that 28% (median, interquartile range: 15–50%) had preexisting CKD, with 10% of them (5–30%) previously referred to a nephrologist, while 30% (15–40%) had resistant hypertension. The reported rate of previous recent (<6months) estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin–creatinine ratio (UACR) testing were 80% (50–95%) and 30% (15–50%), respectively. The reported use of renin-angiotensin system blockers was 80% (70–90%). When a nephrologist was part of the ESH-EC teams the reported rates SGLT2 inhibitors (27.5% [20 – 40%] vs. 15% [10 – 25], P ¼ 0.003), GLP1-RA (10% [10 – 20%] vs. 5% [5 – 10%], P ¼ 0.003) and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (20% [10 – 30%] vs. 15% [10 – 20%], P ¼ 0.05) use were greater as compared to ESH-ECs without nephrologist participation. The rate of reported resistant hypertension, recent eGFR and UACR results and management of CKD patients prior to referral varied widely across countries. Conclusions: Our estimation indicates deficits regarding CKD screening, use of nephroprotective drugs and referral to nephrologists before referral to ESH-ECs but results varied widely across countries. This information can be used to build specific programs to improve care in hypertensives with CKD.

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General Hospital of Attica (KAT) / γενικο νοσοκομειο αττικης Avicenne Hospital / Hôpital Avicienne Metropolitan Hospital Medicana International Izmir Hospital Hôpital Bretonneau Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Université Sorbonne Paris Cité Instituto Auxologico Italiano Universitätsspital Basel Hadassah Medical Center / מרכז רפואי הדסה‎‎ Universitat de Barcelona (UB) / University of Barcelona Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Policlinico Universitario Paolo Giaccone University Hospital Ghent Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre / Radboudumc of voluit Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum (UMC) European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Bucharest Emergency University Hospital Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées Hôpital Edouard Herriot Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (CHU/CHRU MTP) Wrocław Medical University / Uniwersytet Medyczny we Wrocławiu Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH) / Helsingin seudun yliopistollinen keskussairaala (HYKS) University of Milano-Bicocca / Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, UNIMIB Hospital Center University Rouen / Centre hospitalier universitaire de Rouen (CHU) Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège (CHU Liège) Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada St. Imre Teaching Hospital Karolinska Institute Turku University Hospital / Turun yliopistollinen keskussairaala (TYKS) Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) / Hannover Medical School Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) / National Research Council of Italy University General Hospital of Heraklion Medizinische Universität Innsbruck Western General Hospital Hôpital Franco-Britannique Università degli Studi di Brescia Saint George Hospital University Medical Center Lund University / Lunds universitet Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) Hôpital Albert Michallon Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Laikο General Hospital of Athens Medizinische Universität Graz Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Università degli Studi di Perugia Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux / CHU Bordeaux Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Haukeland University Hospital / Haukeland universitetssykehus Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) / Marche Polytechnic University Hôpital de la Timone Plava Medical Group University Hospital of North Norway / Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge (UNN) St. Anne's University Hospital / Sv. Anny v Brně Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ) Abdali Hospital National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University Hospital Ostrava / Fakultní Nemocnice Ostrava Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel University of Turin / Università degli Studi di Torino (UNITO) Kantonsspital Graubünden Tallinn University of Technology Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen General University Hospital in Prague / Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze (VFN) Lausanne University Hospital / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV) St. Josefs-Hospital Cloppenburg gemeinnützige GmbH Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (CHU St-Luc) Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC) / Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra

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APA:

Halimi, J.M., Sarafidis, P., Azizi, M., Bilo, G., Burkard, T., Bursztyn, M.,... Vogt, L. (2024). Screening and management of hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease referred to Hypertension Excellence Centres among 27 countries. A pilot survey based on questionnaire. Journal of Hypertension, 42(9), 1544-1554. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000003756

MLA:

Halimi, Jean Michel, et al. "Screening and management of hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease referred to Hypertension Excellence Centres among 27 countries. A pilot survey based on questionnaire." Journal of Hypertension 42.9 (2024): 1544-1554.

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