Improved Sleep Quality Improves Blood Pressure Control among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Pilot Study.
Improved Sleep Quality Improves Blood Pressure Control among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Pilot Study.
Am J Nephrol. 2020 Jan 24;:1-5
Authors: Ali W, Gao G, Bakris GL
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Despite the abundance of data documenting the consequences of poor sleep quality on blood pressure (BP), no previous study to our knowledge has addressed the impact of sleep improvement on resistant hypertension among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
METHODS: The aim of this pilot study was to determine whether improved sleep quality and duration will improve BP control in patients with resistant hypertension and CKD. It was a prospective single-center cohort study that involved 30 hypertensive subjects with CKD presenting with primary resistant hypertension and poor sleep quality or duration
Source: American Journal of Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ali W, Gao G, Bakris GL Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research
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