原发性高血压的肾损害与高血压的严重程度 ,持续时间密切相关 ,也与患者的遗传体质 [包括血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)基因型 ]相联。高血压可以分为良性高血压和恶性高血压两类 ,其造成的肾脏病变也各具特征。传统上高血压所致的肾损害被称为“Nephrosclerosis”(肾硬化或肾小动脉硬 Renal damage in essential hypertension is closely related to the severity and duration of hypertension and to the patient’s genetic constitution, including the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genotype. Hypertension can be divided into two categories of benign hypertension and malignant hypertension, which also have their own characteristics of kidney disease. Traditionally hypertension-induced kidney damage has been termed “Nephrosclerosis” (nephrosclerosis or renal arteriosclerosis