{"id":48971,"date":"2020-10-12T06:10:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T06:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=48971"},"modified":"2023-09-29T08:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:41:02","slug":"nephrosclerosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/nephrosclerosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Nephrosclerosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hardening of structures within the kidney; generally associated with hypertension and disease of the renal arterioles.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A kidney disease due to vascular change.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Hardening of the vessels (arteries) of the kidney.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A process that results in the replacement of healthy kidney structures by scar tissue. Nephrosclerosis is caused by hardening of the small arteries that supply the kidneys with blood. It is usually associated with chronically elevated high blood pressure. Nephrosclerosis can cause abnormalities such as excess albumin and white or red blood cells in the urine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Hardening of the arteries and arterioles of the kidneys. Arteriolar nephrosclerosis is associated with hypertension.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The stiffening of arterioles and arteries within the kidney often occurs due to atherosclerosis, which involves the accumulation of fatty substances within blood vessels.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-69\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Kidney involvement in a vascular disease, which can result from either the hardening of the kidney arteries or the general hardening of arteries throughout the body, leading to disruptions in kidney function. This condition presents clinical symptoms identical to those of chronic nephritis, along with elevated blood pressure. There are different classifications of nephrosclerosis associated with conditions like arteriosclerotic kidney, ischemic nephritis, malignant hypertension, chronic interstitial nephritis, and red granular kidney. The eventual outcome can be kidney failure, heart failure, or a combination of both, along with other complications arising from high blood pressure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hardening of structures within the kidney; generally associated with hypertension and disease of the renal arterioles. A kidney disease due to vascular change. Hardening of the vessels (arteries) of the kidney. A process that results in the replacement of healthy kidney structures by scar tissue. 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