Why the study?
Does normal diurnal blood pressure dipping improve allograft function and histology in kidney transplant recipients?
Population
119 consecutive kidney transplant recipients presenting for the first annual evaluation
Comparison
Normal diurnal blood pressure dipping vs Nondippers and reverse dippers
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
1 year post-transplantation
Authors
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Nocturnal SBP dipping was associated with higher GFR in kidney transplant recipients; leaves open whether restoring dipping improves allograft function.
Does normal diurnal blood pressure dipping improve allograft function and histology in kidney transplant recipients?
Lack of nocturnal fall in systolic blood pressure is independently associated with poorer allograft function and higher vascular resistance in kidney transplant recipients at one year.
Wadei et al. (2007) studied this question.
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