Where Does Nephrosclerosis Occur?

Nephrosclerosis, hardening of the walls of the small arteries and arterioles (small arteries that convey blood from arteries to the even smaller capillaries) of the kidney. This condition is caused by hypertension (high blood pressure).

How does nephrosclerosis happen?

One mechanism suggests that glomerular ischemia causes hypertensive nephrosclerosis. This occurs as a consequence of chronic hypertension resulting in narrowing of preglomerular arteries and arterioles, with a consequent reduction in glomerular blood flow.

How long can you live with nephrosclerosis?

The long-term prognosis of decompensated benign nephrosclerosis (DBN) was investigated by a retrospective analysis of the fate of 170 patients with this disease, which yielded the following results: 1) DBN carries a particularly poor prognosis. The renal survival rate (RSR) was 35.9% at 5 years and 23.6% at 10 years.