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To understand why blood pressure management matters so much with IgAN, it’s helpful to examine what happens inside the kidneys.Kidney Damage Can Raise Blood PressureThe kidneys…

If you are living with the kidney disease IgA nephropathy (IgAN), you may be more sensitive to sodium, the mineral in salt. It can cause your…

While sparsentan blocks both ETA and AT1 receptors, atrasentan (Vanrafia) is a targeted therapy that focuses only on ETA receptors. In 2025, it received FDA approval…