TY - JOUR T1 - Hypertension during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of chronic and end-stage kidney disease JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/eb-2013-101327 SP - ebnurs-2013-101327 AU - Reem A Asad AU - Vesna D Garovic Y1 - 2013/07/02 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2013/07/02/eb-2013-101327.abstract N2 - Commentary on Wang IK, Muo CH, Chang YC, et al. Association between hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and end-stage renal disease: a population-based study. CMAJ 2013;185:207–13OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text. Women with a history of hypertensive pregnancy disorders may have an elevated risk of future chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Follow-up of renal function and proteinuria after pre-eclamptic pregnancies could facilitate early detection and intervention of renal disease. To date, case–control and registry-based cohort studies have suggested that women with histories of hypertensive pregnancy disorders and pre-eclampsia in particular, are at risk for future cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 ,2 Limited data have suggested that women with pre-eclampsia are at risk for microalbuminuria,3 CKD and ESRD years after their affected pregnancies.4 The limitations of the available evidence … ER -