Population
19 renal transplantation recipients, aged 22-67 years, transplanted at least 12 months previously.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Ambulatory BP may better stratify LVH risk than clinic readings in transplant recipients; leaves open whether nondipping requires targeted intervention.
In renal transplant recipients, nondipping is common but unrelated to autonomic dysfunction, and ambulatory BP is a stronger predictor of left ventricular mass than clinic BP.
McGregor et al. (2001) studied this question.
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