Assessment of hypertension in kidney transplantation by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Hypertension (HTN) is common following renal transplantation and it is associated with adverse effects on cardiovascular (CV) and graft health. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is the preferred method to characterize blood pressure (BP) status, since HTN misclassification by office BP (OBP) is quite common in this population. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at determining the clinical utility of 24-h ABPM and its potential implications for the management of HTN in this population.

Blood pressure monitoring in kidney transplantation: a systematic review on hypertension and target organ damage.

Background: Sparse studies show that ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is superior to office BP (oBP) measurements to predict target organ damage and cardiovascular (CV) events in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). We performed a systematic review aimed at determining the potential associations between BP recordings by different methods and renal and CV outcomes in this population.

Methods: Major medical databases were searched for studies enrolling adult KTRs undergoing 24h ABPM compared to office or home BP measurements.

Specific impact of past and new major cardiovascular events on acute kidney injury and end-stage renal disease risks in diabetes: a dynamic view.

Background: Interconnections between major cardiovascular events (MCVEs) and renal events are recognized in diabetes, however, the specific impact of atrial fibrillation (AF), heart failure (HF) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) on the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on top of established renal risk factors is unclear in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study in 861 consecutive patients followed in a nephrology setting during the 2000-13 period.

Results: The mean age was 70 ± 10 years, 65.

Renal function at the time of nephrology referral but not dialysis initiation as a risk for death in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Background: Renal patients with diabetes mellitus are at very high risk of death before and after chronic dialysis initiation. Risk factors for death in this population are not clearly identified.

Methods: We performed a retrospective survival analysis in 861 patients with diabetes mellitus consecutively followed up in the 2000-13 period in a nephrology setting.