Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Analysis of 24-hour urinary sodium excretion and its co- relation with 24-hour blood pressure in healthy subjects, chronic kidney disease patients and maintenance dialysis patients
Jenish Babu A , Selvarajan Chettiyar , Thilagar , Venkatesh
JCDR. 2024: 1828-1836
Abstract
Background: Hypertension is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for progression of CKD and also cardiovascular events in CKD patients. Accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement aids in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. ABPM has been successful in identifying hypertensive CKD patients at increased risk. The present study investigated correlation of 24-hour urinary sodium excretion and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure in various stages of CKD patients and healthy population.
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