Disease or Syndrome
nephrosclerosis
Subclass of:
Kidney Diseases
Definitions related to nephrosclerosis:
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Hardening of the KIDNEY due to infiltration by fibrous connective tissue (FIBROSIS), usually caused by renovascular diseases or chronic HYPERTENSION. Nephrosclerosis leads to renal ISCHEMIA.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Nephrosclerosis refers to thickening or scarring (sclerosis") resulting from damage to the renal arterioles, also referred to as arteriosclerosis of the kidney arteries." [HPO:curators]Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Sclerosis or hardening of the kidney due to renovascular disease.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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According to the 2011 US Renal Data System (USRDS) data, in the year 2009, hypertensive nephrosclerosis (HN) accounted for 28% of patients reaching end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The rate of ESRD attributed to hypertension has grown 8.WebMD, 2019
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Nephrosclerosis, hardening of the walls of the small arteries and arterioles (small arteries that convey blood from arteries to the even smaller capillaries) of the kidney. This condition is caused by hypertension (high blood pressure). Hypertension can be present in a person for 20 to 30 years...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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