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Diagnostic Performance of Office versus Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
American journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2021
Korogiannou Maria, Sarafidis Pantelis, Theodorakopoulou Marieta P, Alexandrou Maria-Eleni, Xagas Efstathios, Boletis Ioannis N, Marinaki Smaragdi
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INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is the most prominent risk factor in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). No study so far assessed in parallel the prevalence, control, and phenotypes of blood pressure (BP) or the accuracy of currently recommended office BP diagnostic thresholds in diagnosing elevated ambulatory BP in KTRs. METHODS: 205 stable KTRs underwent office BP measurements and 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring...
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