Short daily versus conventional hemodialysis for hypertensive patients: a randomized cross-over study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment of end stage renal disease patients with short daily hemodialysis has been associated with an improvement in blood pressure. It is unclear from these studies if anti-hypertensive management had been optimized prior to starting short daily hemodialysis. Also, the potential mechanism(s) of blood pressure improvement remain to be fully elucidated.

Study design, setting and participants

We undertook a randomized cross-over trial in adult hypertensive patients with ESRD treated with conventional hemodialysis to determine: 1) if short-daily hemodialysis is associated with a reduction in systolic blood pressure after a 3-month blood pressure optimization period and; 2) the potential mechanism(s) of blood pressure reduction. Blood pressure was measured using Can

SUBMITTER: Zimmerman DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4038634 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature