Elevated Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements are Associated with a Progressive Form of Fabry Disease

ConclusionHypertension can be found in a restricted portion of clinically stable Fabry patients. In contrast, patients presenting with a progressive organ involvement, particularly renal impairment, have a major risk of developing uncontrolled blood pressure, and should be followed carefully. Moreover, the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring proved to be useful to reveal masked hypertension, which can contribute to the progressive worsening of the organ damage. Therefore, a proper diagnosis and therapy of hypertension may improve the outcome of Fabry patients.
Source: High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research