Key result
A collaborative nephrologist-pharmacist telehealth clinic achieved a mean reduction of 16±14 mm Hg in systolic BP in patients with difficult-to-control hypertension and CKD.
Why the study?
Uncontrolled BP impacts cardiovascular disease, CKD progression, and mortality, prompting an evaluation of whether a fully virtual nephrologist-pharmacist management system improves difficult-to-manage hypertension.
Does an interdisciplinary telehealth team reduce systolic BP in patients with difficult-to-control hypertension and CKD?
Observational (n=55)
Does an interdisciplinary telehealth team reduce systolic BP in patients with difficult-to-control hypertension and CKD?
Mean Difference: -16
A collaborative nephrologist-pharmacist telehealth clinic effectively reduces blood pressure in patients with CKD and difficult-to-control hypertension.
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Hypothesis-generating for telehealth pharmacist collaboration in CKD hypertension; prospective trials needed before clinical adoption.
Dopp et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Difficult-to-control hypertension in chronic kidney disease (n=55). Collaborative nephrologist-pharmacist telehealth clinic vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Change in systolic BP from baseline (mean reduction of 16 mm Hg). A collaborative nephrologist-pharmacist telehealth clinic achieved a mean reduction of 16±14 mm Hg in systolic BP in patients with difficult-to-control hypertension and CKD.
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