Tomson, MA, BM, Bch, DM, FRCP Consultant Nephrologist Freeman Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust Newcastle upon Tyne, UK METHODS CHAIR Marcello A. Tonelli, MD, SM, MSc, FRCPC Work Group membership www.kidney-international.org j (Continued) EVIDENCE REVIEW TEAM Cochrane Kidney and Transplant, Sydney, Australia Jonathan C. Craig, MBChB, DipCH, FRACP, M Med (Clin Epi), PhD, Evidence Review Team Director Suetonia C. Palmer, MBChB, FRACP, PhD, Evidence Review Team Co-Director Giovanni F.M. Strippoli, MD, MPH, M Med (Clin Epi), PhD, Evidence Review Team Co-Director Martin Howell, PhD, Assistant Project Director David J. Tunnicliffe, PhD, Evidence Review Project Team Leader and Project Manager Fiona Russell, PhD, Cochrane Kidney and Transplant, Managing Editor Gail Y. Higgins, BA, Grad Ed, Grad Dip LibSc, Information Specialist Tess E. Cooper, MPH, MSc (Evidence-based Health Care), Research Associate Nicole Evangelidis, MPH, MPhil, Research Associate Brydee Cashmore, MPH, Research Associate Rabia Khalid, MND, Research Associate Claris Teng, BPsych (Hons), Research Associate Cochrane Kidney and Transplant recognizes the contribution of authors (Elisabeth Hodson, Emma McMahon, Patrizia Natale, Narelle Willis) who have updated their reviews for this guideline. MAGICAPP LIAISON Lyubov Lytvyn, BSc, MSc www.kidney-international.org Work Group membership Abstract The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) represents an update to the 2012 KDIGO guideline on this topic. The scope includes topics covered in the original guideline, such as optimal blood pressure targets, lifestyle interventions, and antihypertensive therapies in CKD patients not receiving dialysis, including special populations such as kidney transplant recipients and children. In addition, this guideline introduces a chapter dedicated to proper blood pressure measurement. 