Why the study?
Does 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring correlate better with echocardiographic findings of end-organ damage than casual blood pressure measurements in hemodialysis patients?
Population
40 non-diabetic adult patients on regular hemodialysis treatment for a median duration of 43 months
Comparison
24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring vs Casual blood pressure (cBP) measurements
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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ABPM systolic load was associated with LV hypertrophy markers in HD patients; leaves open whether it outperforms casual BP for end-organ damage assessment.
Does 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring correlate better with echocardiographic findings of end-organ damage than casual blood pressure measurements in hemodialysis patients?
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is superior to casual blood pressure measurements in assessing blood pressure control and correlates better with echocardiographic evidence of end-organ damage in hemodialysis patients.
Erturk et al. (1996) studied this question.
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