Renoprotective impact of allopurinol in elderly patients with hypertension

Peyman Mottaghi

doi:10.15171/jnp.2018.12

J Nephropathol. 2018;7(2): 43-44.
doi: 10.15171/jnp.2018.12

Scopus ID: 85045993379

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Renoprotective impact of allopurinol in elderly patients with hypertension

Peyman Mottaghi^*

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding author: Peyman Mottaghi, Email: , Email: motaghi@med.mui.ac.ir

Keywords: Elderly, Hypertension, Uric acid, Glomerular filtration rate

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Hypertension and hyperuricemia are common problems in elderly patients. These problems could be accelerated decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) with aging. It is suggested that lowering uric acid with allopurinol could be beneficial to prevent chronic insufficiency in the elderly patients with hypertension.

Please cite this paper as: Mottaghi P. Renoprotective impact of allopurinol in elderly patients with hypertension. J Nephropathol. 2018;7(2):43-44. DOI: 10.15171/jnp.2018.12.

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