Blood pressure variability in hemodialysis patients: prognostic significance and treatment possibilities

Abstract

A present review is devoted to the current state of the problem of blood pressure variability (BPV) in hemodialysis patients. The BPV classification and clinical significance of BPV metrics are discussed. The results of cohort and randomized studies on the high BPV influence on outcomes in hemodialysis patients, as well as on the possibilities of antihypertensive drugs in the treatment of high BPV in dialysis patients, are presented.

Keywords

• hemodialysis
• blood pressure variability
• antihypertensive drugs
• variability metrics