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Are volume, blood pressures, and aortic stiffness associated with left ventricular mass in incident hemodialysis patients?
Are volume, blood pressures, and aortic stiffness associated with left ventricular mass in incident hemodialysis patients?
In incident hemodialysis patients, higher blood pressure is strongly associated with higher left ventricular mass, highlighting the potential need for aggressive blood pressure management to promote LVH regression.
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BP association with LV mass in incident hemodialysis warrants attention; cross-sectional data leaves causality and intervention effects open.
Among a younger and incident hemodialysis population, higher systolic, diastolic, or pulse pressure, regardless of timing with dialysis, is most associated with higher LV mass. Future studies should consider the use of various BP measures in examining the impact of BP on LVM and cardiovascular disease. Findings from such studies could suggest that high BP should be more aggressively treated to promote LVH regression in incident hemodialysis patients.
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Kim et al. (2015) studied this question.
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