Table 3.

Altered ambulatory BP profile and cardiovascular events in patients with end-stage renal disease

Study design	Patients (n)	ABP profiles/outcomes	References
Prospective	Hypertensive HD pts (n = 57)	Elevated nocturnal systolic BP and elevated PP were independently associated with CV mortality	Amar et al.49
Prospective	HD patients (n = 80)	Nocturnal BP non-dipping positively associated with CV events and CV mortality	Liu et al.50
Prospective	Nondiabetic HD pts (n = 168)	Night/day systolic BP ratio strongly predicts total and CV mortality	Tripepi et al.51
Cross-sectional	ESRD pts undergoing APD (n = 20) versus CAPD (n = 28)	LVMI higher in diastolic non-dippers compared to dippers; non-dipper diastolic BP pattern associated with LVMI	Ataş et al.52

ABP, ambulatory blood pressure; APD, automated peritoneal dialysis; BP, blood pressure; CAPD, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; CV, cardiovascular; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; HD, hemodialysis; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; PP, pulse pressure; pts, patients.