Low blood pressure can cause chronic kidney failure. A change in blood flow can lead to serious problems with your kidneys. If the hypotension is not corrected, it could result in serious, potentially fatal, problems.
According to the National Kidney Foundation, kidneys function as filters, which remove excessive fluid and waste products from the blood. When you have low blood pressure, less blood flows through the kidneys, which results in less urine formation.
Blood pressure affects the kidneys. It is because when there is a drop in blood pressure, there is a dramatic decrease in blood flow to the kidneys. If the kidneys are not getting the amount of blood they need, they are unable to properly filter the blood or receive enough oxygen to function. Over time these problems from the lower blood pressure result in the kidneys slowly shutting down, rarely leading to kidney failure.
The National Kidney Foundation also states that low blood pressure results in decreased filtered blood by the kidney that leads to failure of clearance of substances by the kidney. Its prolonged occurrence can cause acute kidney injury.
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