An investigation of the effect of advancing uraemia, renal replacement therapy and renal transplantation on blood pressure diurnal variability

Ambulatory blood pressure recordings have been shown to correlate better with target organ damage than have isolated clinic blood pressure readings. There have been some small studies demonstrating that abnormal blood pressure diurnal rhythm is common in uraemia and in patients on renal replacement therapy. Abnormal blood pressure diurnal rhythm itself may be a risk factor for accelerated target organ damage.