March 15, 2013
View Full PaperAssociation of BP Variability with Mortality among African Americans with CKD
Structured PICO
Is systolic blood pressure variability associated with overall and cardiovascular mortality in African Americans with CKD?
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Population
African Americans with CKD
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Intervention
Systolic blood pressure variability (SBV)
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Outcome
Overall and cardiovascular mortalityhard clinical
Systolic blood pressure variability is an independent predictor of overall and cardiovascular mortality in African Americans with chronic kidney disease.
Abstract
In African Americans with CKD, SBV is strongly and independently associated with overall and cardiovascular mortality.
Cite This Study
McMullan et al. (Fri,) studied this question.