The impact of blood pressure variability and pulse pressure on graft survival and mortality after kidney transplantation
Conclusion: Visit‐to‐visit blood pressure variability is not associated with mortality or graft loss after kidney transplantation in this retrospective analysis. In analogy to the general population, however, there is an inverse relationship of survival and pulse pressure as a marker of arterial stiffness.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Clinical Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Nikolaos Pagonas,
Konstantinos Markakis,
Frederic Bauer,
Felix S. Seibert,
Max Seidel,
Walter Zidek,
Stylianos Kykalos,
Benjamin Sasko,
Thomas Klein,
Nina Babel,
Richard Viebahn,
Timm H. Westhoff Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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