A significant proportion of pediatric long-term hemodialysis patients in the U.S. have uncontrolled or untreated hypertension, indicating a need for more aggressive treatment.
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Highlights gaps in BP control among pediatric HD patients; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Hypertension is common in U.S. pediatric long-term hemodialysis patients, uncontrolled in 74% of treated patients, and untreated in 21% of hypertensive patients. It is concluded that a more aggressive approach to treatment of hypertension is warranted in pediatric long-term hemodialysis patients.
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