Key result
48-hour systolic (P=0.037) and diastolic (P=0.006) ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were independent predictors of cardiovascular death in hemodialysis patients, unlike single BP measurements.
Why the study?
Does 48-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predict cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients?
Population
73 hemodialysis patients, mean age 54.2 years, 44 males and 29 females.
Comparison
48-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring vs Single blood pressure measurements before or…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 3,664 days
Authors
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May support 48-hour ABPM for CV risk stratification in hemodialysis; leaves open whether it improves outcomes over single measurements.
Cohort (n=73)
Does 48-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predict cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients?
p-value: p=0.037 (systolic), 0.006 (diastolic)
In hemodialysis patients, 48-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, but not single pre- or post-dialysis measurements, independently predicts cardiovascular mortality.
Ekart et al. (2012) conducted a cohort in Hemodialysis (n=73). 48-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring vs. Single BP measurements before or after hemodialysis was evaluated on Cardiovascular mortality (p=0.037 (systolic), 0.006 (diastolic)). 48-hour systolic (P=0.037) and diastolic (P=0.006) ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were independent predictors of cardiovascular death in hemodialysis patients, unlike single BP measurements.
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