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World J Transplant. Aug 18, 2022; 12(8): 211-222
Published online Aug 18, 2022. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v12.i8.211
Hypertension in kidney transplant recipients
Maria-Eleni Alexandrou, Charles J Ferro, Ioannis Boletis, Aikaterini Papagianni, Pantelis Sarafidis
Maria-Eleni Alexandrou, Aikaterini Papagianni, Pantelis Sarafidis, Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
Charles J Ferro, Department of Renal Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2WB, United Kingdom
Ioannis Boletis, Department of Nephrology, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens 11527, Greece
Author contributions: Sarafidis P and Ferro CJ conceived and designed the work; Alexandrou ME and Ferro CJ performed the bibliography search; Alexandrou ME, Ferro CJ and Sarafidis P prepared the original draft; Boletis I and Papagianni A critically revised the manuscript; Sarafidis P supervised the project; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Pantelis Sarafidis, MD, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 49, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece. psarafidis11@yahoo.gr
Received: April 30, 2022
Peer-review started: April 30, 2022
First decision: May 31, 2022
Revised: June 7, 2022
Accepted: August 6, 2022
Article in press: August 6, 2022
Published online: August 18, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Kidney transplantation is considered the treatment of choice for end-stage kidney disease patients. However, the residual cardiovascular risk remains significantly higher in kidney transplant recipients than in the general population. This article summarizes available evidence on prevalence, abnormal blood pressure phenotypes and diurnal patterns as well as on the association of hypertension with target organ damage and clinical outcomes in kidney transplantation. The complex pathophysiology, treatment goals and recent data on therapeutic options for management of hypertension in kidney transplant recipients are also discussed.