Article
Sex differences in ambulatory blood pressure levels, control and phenotypes of hypertension in hemodialysis patients.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Sept 2022
Theodorakopoulou Marieta P, Karagiannidis Artemios G, Alexandrou Maria-Eleni, Polychronidou Georgia, Karpetas Antonios, Giannakoulas George, Papagianni Aikaterini, Sarafidis Pantelis A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) control is worse in men than women with chronic kidney disease or kidney transplantation. So far, no study investigated possible sex differences in the prevalence, control, and phenotypes of BP according to predialysis and 48-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in hemodialysis patients. Further, no study has evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
