Impact of masked hypertension on diabetic nephropathy in patients with type II diabetes: a  KAMOGAWA-HBP study

We examined the relationship between clinic systolic blood pressure (SBP) and morning home SBP measurements and progression to macroalbuminuria in patients with type II diabetes. We analyzed prospective cohort study data from 712 patients with type II diabetes. We classified the patients into the following four groups according to their clinic (130  mm Hg) and home (125 mm Hg) SBP measurements: controlled blood pressure group, white-coat hypertension group, MH group, and sustained hypertension (SH) group.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - February 22, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Emi Ushigome, Chikako Oyabu, Toru Tanaka, Goji Hasegawa, Masayoshi Ohnishi, Sei Tsunoda, Hidetaka Ushigome, Isao Yokota, Naoto Nakamura, Yohei Oda, Mai Asano, Muhei Tanaka, Masahiro Yamazaki, Michiaki Fukui Tags: Research Article Source Type: research