Table 2 Summary of diagnosis of hypertension in PD patients
From: Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in dialysis patients: a systematic review
• Chronic clinical or subclinical hypervolemia is very common in PD patients. In PD patients with high BP, an assessment of volume status should be a priority. |
• ABPM is the gold standard for the diagnosis of hypertension in PD patients. However, data assessing the validity of peridialytic, office, and home BP are limited in PD patients. |
• A mean home BP ≥ 135/85 mmHg or ambulatory BP ≥ 130/80 mmHg is also considered high BP in PD patients. |
• Similar to the HD patients, there may be an effect of dialysis vintage on the relationship between high BP and long-term mortality in PD patients. |