Why the study?
Previous studies yielded variable estimates of hypertension prevalence and control in haemodialysis patients due to heterogeneous definitions and blood pressure measurement techniques.
What is the prevalence and control rate of hypertension in haemodialysis patients using home versus peridialytic blood pressure recordings?
Population
116 clinically stable haemodialysis patients from 3 dialysis centres in Northern Greece
Comparison
Home BP monitoring vs routine pre- and postdialysis BP recordings
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Home BP monitoring shows high hypertension prevalence but low control in haemodialysis; leaves open optimal targets and practice implications.
What is the prevalence and control rate of hypertension in haemodialysis patients using home versus peridialytic blood pressure recordings?
The prevalence and control rates of hypertension in haemodialysis patients differ significantly between peridialytic and interdialytic BP recordings, suggesting home BP monitoring may improve assessment.
Tsikliras et al. (2020) studied this question.
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