Association of Blood Pressure with the Start of Renal Replacement Therapy in Elderly Compared with Young Patients Receiving Predialysis Care | Zendy

Moniek C.M. de Goeij | Zendy; Dinanda J. de Jager | Zendy; Diana C. Grootendorst | Zendy; Nora Voormolen | Zendy; Yvo W.J. Sijpkens | Zendy; Sandra van Dijk | Zendy; Ellen K. Hoogeveen | Zendy; J. P. Kooman | Zendy; Elisabeth W. Boeschoten | Zendy; Friedo W. Dekker | Zendy; Nynke Halbesma | Zendy

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Association of Blood Pressure with the Start of Renal Replacement Therapy in Elderly Compared with Young Patients Receiving Predialysis Care

Author(s) -

Moniek C.M. de Goeij,

Dinanda J. de Jager,

Diana C. Grootendorst,

Nora Voormolen,

Yvo W.J. Sijpkens,

Sandra van Dijk,

Ellen K. Hoogeveen,

J. P. Kooman,

Elisabeth W. Boeschoten,

Friedo W. Dekker,

Nynke Halbesma

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2012.100

Subject(s) - medicine , renal replacement therapy , hazard ratio , blood pressure , dialysis , confidence interval , cohort , transplantation , population , hemodialysis , cardiology , environmental health

In the growing elderly predialysis population, little is known about the effect of identified risk factors on the progression to end-stage renal disease. Therefore, we investigated the association of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) with the start of renal replacement therapy (RRT), in elderly (≥65 years) compared with young (<65 years) predialysis patients.

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