BACKGROUND: Sleep--disordered breathing (SDB) is considered a strong risk factor for hypertension in the general population. This disturbance is common in end--stage kidney disease patients on long--term hemodialysis and improves early on after renal transplantation. Whether SDB may be a risk factor for hypertension in renal transplant patients is unclear.

Sleep-Disordered Breathing and 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Renal Transplant Patients: Longitudinal Study

D'Arrigo Graziella;Tripepi Giovanni;
2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sleep--disordered breathing (SDB) is considered a strong risk factor for hypertension in the general population. This disturbance is common in end--stage kidney disease patients on long--term hemodialysis and improves early on after renal transplantation. Whether SDB may be a risk factor for hypertension in renal transplant patients is unclear.
2020
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica - IFC
24-hour ambulatory blood pressure
chronic kidney disease
hypertension
renal transplantation
sleep apnea
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