Prof. Dr. Halimi presents current concepts on pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in renal transplant recipients.
Dr. Halimi is Professor of Nephrology at CHU Tours, France, where he leads the Centre d’Excellence Européen d’Hypertension de Tours.
He is author of many national and international guidelines in the field of hypertension, with a special focus upon patients with chronic kidney disease and transplant recipients.
The interview was recorded on May 26th, 2024. Moderators: Dr. Line Aas Mortensen (Odense, Denmark),
Prof. Dr. Dominique Guerrot (Rouen, France), and Prof. Dr. Gunnar Heine (Frankfurt, Germany).
Articles discussed:
Hypertension in kidney transplantation: a consensus statement of the 'hypertension and the kidney' working group of the European Society of Hypertension.
Halimi JM, Ortiz A, Sarafidis PA, Mallamaci F, Wuerzner G, Pisano A, London G, Persu A, Rossignol P, Sautenet B, Ferro C, Boletis J, Kanaan N, Vogt L, Bolignano D, Burnier M, Zoccali C
J Hypertens 2021
doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002879
Effect of Spironolactone on Kidney Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.
Mortensen LA, Jespersen B, Helligsoe ASL, Tougaard B, Cibulskyte-Ninkovic D, Egfjord M, Boesby L, Marcussen N, Madsen K, Jensen BL, Petersen I, Bistrup C, Thiesson HC.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2024
doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000439
Thrombotic microangiopathies after kidney transplantation in modern era: nosology based on chronology.
Von Tokarski F, Fillon A, Maisons V, Thoreau B, Bayer G, Gatault P, Longuet H, Sautenet B, Buchler M, Vigneau C, Fakhouri F, Halimi JM.
BMC Nephrol. 2023 Sep 20;24(1):278. doi: 10.1186/s12882-023-03326-8
Atherosclerotic renovascular disease: a clinical practice document by the European Renal Best Practice (ERBP) board of the European Renal Association (ERA) and the Working Group Hypertension and the Kidney of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH).
Sarafidis PA, Theodorakopoulou M, Ortiz A, Fernandez-Fernández B, Nistor I, Schmieder R, Arici M, Saratzis A, Van der Niepen P, Halimi JM, Kreutz R, Januszewicz A, Persu A, Cozzolino M.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2023
doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfad095