AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDY OF KIDNEY DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION (AASK) COHORT STUDY

该子项目是利用 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是 中心，不一定是研究者的机构。 AASK（非裔美国人肾脏疾病和高血压研究）的主要目的是前瞻性确定接受推荐降压治疗的非裔美国人高血压肾病患者的肾功能病程和肾脏进展的风险因素。 第二个目标是确定心血管疾病的发生率并评估其风险因素。 最终，AASK队列研究的数据应该会增强我们对决定肾脏疾病进展的风险因素和过程的了解。 这些结果可能会导致延迟或预防ESRD的新策略。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The primary objective of the AASK (African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension) is to determine prospectively the course of kidney function and risk factors for kidney progression in African-Americans with hypertensive kidney who receive recommended antihypertensive therapy. A second objective is to determine the occurrence of cardiovascular disease and assess its risk factors. Ultimately data from the AASK Cohort Study should enhance our understanding of the risk factors and processes that determine the progression of kidney disease. Such results might lead to new strategies that delay or prevent ESRD.