Call for papers - Personalized approaches to managing hypertension in kidney patients

Guest Editors

Liliana Garneata, MD, PhD, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
Guido Gembillo, MD, PhD, University of Messina, Italy

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 25 March 2025

BMC Nephrology is calling for submissions to our Collection on Personalized approaches to managing hypertension in kidney patients, aiming to optimize treatment strategies and improve patient outcomes. We welcome submissions that explore personalized and precision medicine interventions, the pathophysiology of hypertension in renal disease, and long-term blood pressure regulation in the context of nephrological patients, with the goal of advancing tailored approaches to hypertension management in this vulnerable population.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Liliana Garneata, MD, PhD, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania

Dr Garneata is an Associate Professor of Nephrology in the Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy. She is a Medical Doctor who graduated from the Faculty of General Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Her special interests are epidemiology of chronic kidney disease, nutrition and metabolism in kidney diseases, renal anemia, oral health impairment in chronic kidney disease, and diabetic nephropathy.

Guido Gembillo, MD, PhD, University of Messina, Italy

Dr Gembillo is a Medical Doctor, specialist in nephrology, and consultant at the AOU “G. Martino,” Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Nephrology and Dialysis, University of Messina, Italy. In 2023, he obtained the National Scientific qualification as Associate Professor for the disciplinary field of 06/D2 - Nephrology. His main areas of interest are hemodialysis, biomarkers research, diabetic kidney disease, vitamin D, and complement inhibition therapy.

About the Collection

BMC Nephrology invites submissions to our Collection on Personalized approaches to managing hypertension in kidney patients.

Hypertension is a common comorbidity in kidney patients, contributing to the progression of renal disease and increasing the risk of cardiovascular events. Personalized approaches to managing hypertension in this population have gained attention due to the variability in treatment responses and the need to optimize patient outcomes. This Collection gathers research exploring personalized and precision medicine strategies for the regulation of blood pressure in kidney patients, addressing the pathophysiology of hypertension in the context of renal disease and considering acute and chronic kidney injury.

Advancing our collective understanding in this area is crucial for improving the management of hypertension in kidney patients, as it may lead to tailored treatment approaches that consider individual patient characteristics, such as renal function, genetic factors, and comorbidities. Recent advances have highlighted the potential of personalized treatment strategies, including the use of novel antihypertensive agents, individualized dietary interventions, and the integration of digital health technologies for remote monitoring and management of blood pressure in kidney patients.

Looking ahead, continued research in this area holds the potential for the development of innovative biomarker-based approaches for predicting treatment responses, the identification of novel therapeutic targets specific to renal hypertension, and the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms for personalized risk prediction and treatment optimization in kidney patients with hypertension.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Personalized medicine approaches for hypertension in kidney patients
Pathophysiology of hypertension in renal disease
Long-term regulation of blood pressure in kidney patients
Precision medicine strategies for chronic kidney disease and hypertension
Role of gut microbiota in the management of hypertension in kidney patients
Impact of socioeconomic factors on personalized hypertension management in kidney patients
Novel biomarkers for predicting treatment responses in hypertensive kidney patients
Integrative omics approaches for understanding individualized responses to antihypertensive therapies in kidney patients
The influence of environmental factors on personalized hypertension management in kidney patients

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing.

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Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Personalized approaches to managing hypertension in kidney patients" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.