title: [Comparison between ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure measurement and occasional blood pressure measurement in hemodialysis patients with left heart hypertrophy].
abstract: Since 24-hour blood pressure monitoring seems to be superior to occasional blood pressure measurement as far as risk stratification is concerned, we compared the two methods in patients with secondary hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy. In 26 haemodialysis patients (12 male, mean age 54 +/- 13 years), the mean occasional blood pressure values during haemodialysis were 147 +/- 18/82 +/- 9 mmHg, the mean 24-hour blood pressure values were 145 +/- 21/ 85 +/- 13 mmHg, during the day 145 +/- 23/86 +/- 13, during the night 143 +/- 25/81 +/- 13 mmHg. The nocturnal reduction of mean blood pressure was -3.6 +/- 7%. Both methods of blood pressure monitoring showed a significant correlation with the relevant echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular hypertrophy, cardiac mass and interventricular septum diameter. Patients with and without a nocturnal reduction in blood pressure could not be differentiated by the mean occasional blood pressure values. Therefore, 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring seems warranted in this high risk group, especially to monitor antihypertensive drug therapy.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Innere Medizin, Kardiologie, Allgemeines öffentliches Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern vom H1. Kreuz, Wels.
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Roithinger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Punzengruber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wallner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berent
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Prischl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kramar
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pachinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Vergleich zwischen ambulanter 24-h-Blutdruckmessung und Gelegenheitsblutdruckmessung bei Hämodialysepatienten mit Linksherzhypertrophie.