Key result
In pediatric renal transplant recipients, mean 24-hour systolic and diastolic blood pressures on ambulatory monitoring were significantly correlated with left ventricular mass index (P=0.009 and P=0.005).
Why the study?
Does ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provide better assessment of hypertension and correlation with left ventricular mass index compared to casual blood pressure in young patients after renal transplantation?
Population
30 young patients, mean age 16.1+/-3.6 years, after kidney transplant receiving triple immune-suppressive…
Comparison
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) vs Casual blood pressure measurement at rest
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support ambulatory monitoring for risk assessment in pediatric transplant recipients; leaves open superiority over casual BP and impact on outcomes.
Observational (n=30)
Does ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provide better assessment of hypertension and correlation with left ventricular mass index compared to casual blood pressure in young patients after renal transplantation?
p-value: p=0.009
24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is more useful than casual resting blood pressure for managing hypertension and correlates significantly with left ventricular mass index in young renal transplant recipients.
A. Calzolari (1998) conducted an observational in Hypertension after renal transplantation (n=30). Antihypertensive therapy vs. No antihypertensive therapy was evaluated on Correlation of mean 24-hour systolic blood pressure to left ventricular mass index (p=0.009). In pediatric renal transplant recipients, mean 24-hour systolic and diastolic blood pressures on ambulatory monitoring were significantly correlated with left ventricular mass index (P=0.009 and P=0.005).
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