Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Resistant Hypertension

Autor: Salman T. Shafi, Erdal Sarac, Huy Thien-Tuan Tran
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 14:611-617
ISSN: 1524-6175
Popis: The role of ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring (ABPM) has not been well-studied in patients with chronic kidney disease and resistant hypertension. In a retrospective study of the outpatient chronic kidney disease population, 156 patients with chronic kidney disease and resistant hypertension who had 24-hour ABPM and clinic BP measurements were identified. Resistant hypertension was defined as uncontrolled clinic BP while taking ≥ 3 medications including a diuretic or controlled BP while taking ≥ 4 medications. Within the study group, ambulatory BP
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