Dynamic renal function testing by compartmental analysis: assessment of renal functional reserve in essential hypertension

Sabine Zitta, Kurt Stoschitzky, Robert Zweiker, Karl Oettl, Gilbert Reibnegger, Herwig Holzer, Willibald Estelberger

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2000 · 41 citations · 18 references

Abstract

In essential hypertension an acute protein load induces a decrease in GFR that may normalize under antihypertensive treatment. The acute changes in GFR can be reliably monitored by the here-described compartmental analysis method of renal functional reserve.

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