Improvement of visit-to-visit SBP variability with lowering dialysate sodium concentration in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a randomized controlled trial.

Key Result

Lowering dialysate sodium concentration improved visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability in hemodialysis patients in a randomized trial.

Key Points

• The central aim is to determine how lowering dialysate sodium concentration affects visit-to-visit blood pressure variability in hemodialysis patients.
• Conducted as a randomized controlled trial
• Participants underwent hemodialysis
• Compared different levels of dialysate sodium concentration
• Monitored blood pressure variability over multiple visits
• Lowering sodium concentration resulted in reduced blood pressure variability
• Improved stability of blood pressure readings between visits
• Indicated the potential for better cardiovascular outcomes