Why the study?
While blood pressure control is essential in ESKD, overly stringent control can lead to intradialytic hypotension, and whether BP variations during and after hemodialysis correlate with IDH risk was unclear.
Population
28 ESKD patients undergoing hemodialysis
Comparison
Patients with IDH vs non-IDH
Design
Observational study with post-dialysis ambulatory BP monitoring
Authors
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BP variation monitoring may aid IDH risk stratification in HD; small observational data leave open need for prospective validation.
Hemodialysis patients show significant post-dialysis blood pressure increases and lack nocturnal dipping, with larger systolic blood pressure variations correlating with intradialytic hypotension risk.
Cho et al. (2023) studied this question.
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