Why the study?
Does a non-dipping pattern of diurnal blood pressure associate with increased left ventricular mass index in hemodialysis patients?
Population
59 hemodialysis patients, 88% African-American
Comparison
Non-dipping pattern of diurnal blood pressure vs Dipping pattern of diurnal blood pressure
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
6 and 12 months (for reproducibility subset)
Authors
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Non-dipping nocturnal BP was associated with higher LVMI in HD patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before clinical adoption.
Does a non-dipping pattern of diurnal blood pressure associate with increased left ventricular mass index in hemodialysis patients?
In hemodialysis patients, a non-dipping nocturnal blood pressure profile is highly reproducible and independently associated with increased left ventricular mass index.
Rahman et al. (2005) studied this question.
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