Why the study?
Does nitrendipine improve blood pressure and arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients on long-term hemodialysis?
Population
40 hypertensive patients on long-term hemodialysis
Comparison
Nitrendipine monotherapy for 24 weeks vs Placebo
Design
RCT, placebo-randomized, double-blind
Follow-up
24 weeks
Authors
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Supports nitrendipine in hypertensive hemodialysis patients; extends RCT evidence on vascular and cardiac effects to this population.
Does nitrendipine improve blood pressure and arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients on long-term hemodialysis?
Nitrendipine effectively lowers blood pressure and improves arterial stiffness and left ventricular ejection fraction in hypertensive patients on hemodialysis.
London et al. (1990) studied this question.
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