Open AccessPrevalence of hypertension in patients on peritoneal dialysis: results of an Italian multicentre study
Author(s) -
R Cocchi
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
nephrology, dialysis, transplantation/nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/14.6.1536
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , peritoneal dialysis , ambulatory blood pressure , hemodialysis , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , dialysis , white coat hypertension , cohort , ambulatory , population , surgery , environmental health
The tenet that peritoneal dialysis is capable of either normalizing or improving blood pressure control in uraemic patients is based on outdated or monocentric experiences. Therefore, we assessed the prevalence of hypertension and the efficacy of antihypertensive therapy in a large, multicentric cohort of patients on peritoneal dialysis.