Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

Boucar Diouf

Publications

• Case Report
  Hypertension in Black Africans with Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease
  Author(s): Sidy Mohamed Seck, Mouhamadou Moustapha Cisse, Elhadj Fary Ka, Ibrahima Diallo, Serigne Gueye, Abdou Niang and Boucar DioufSidy Mohamed Seck, Mouhamadou Moustapha Cisse, Elhadj Fary Ka, Ibrahima Diallo, Serigne Gueye, Abdou Niang and Boucar Diouf
  
  Introduction: High blood pressure (HBP) that is a leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in black African populations and is frequently associated to autosomal polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). This study aimed to describe prevalence and severity of HBP in black Africans with ADPKD and to identify associated risk factors. Patients and methods: We performed a retrospective study of 65 ADPKD patients regularly followed in outpatient nephrology clinic between 1995 and 2009. ADPKD was diagnosed according to recent unified criteria (2009). Statistical analyses were done with SPSS 16.0. Results: We included 65 patients (36 males and 29 females) with a mean age of 47 ± 5 years. Hypertension was found in 73.8 % of patients and it preceded diagnosis of ADPKD in 23 patients (median delay of 28 months). Mean systolic/diastolic blood pressure was 168 ± 30.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0959.1000102

  Abstract PDF