Can high blood pressure lead to kidney failure?
High blood pressure is a leading cause of renal diseases and kidney failure . High blood pressure can constrict and narrow the blood vessels, which eventually damages and weakens them throughout the body, including in the kidneys. The narrowing reduces blood flow. If your kidneys’ blood vessels are damaged, they may no longer work properly. When this happens, the kidneys are not able to remove all wastes and extra fluid from your body. Extra fluid in the blood vessels can raise your blood pressure, even more, creating a dangerous cycle, and cause more damage leading to kidney failure. Symptoms of High blood pressure and kidney diseases Most people with high pressure have no symptoms. In rare cases can cause a headache. People may have CKD but not know it because they do not feel sick. A person's glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a measure of how well the kidneys are filtering wastes from the blood. GFR is estimated from a routine measurement of creatinine in the bl