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. 2019 Jan-Feb;39(1):67-72.
doi: 10.1016/j.nefro.2018.03.007. Epub 2018 Jul 9.

The value of ABPM and subclinical target organ damage parameters in diagnosis of resistant hypertension

[Article in English, Spanish]
M Inmaculada Poveda García  1 , M Dolores Del Pino Y Pino  2 , Raquel Alarcón Rodriguez  3 , Cristian Rodelo-Haad  4 , Tesifón Parrón Carreño  3
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The value of ABPM and subclinical target organ damage parameters in diagnosis of resistant hypertension

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M Inmaculada Poveda García et al. Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2019 Jan-Feb.
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Abstract

Introduction: We aimed to assess the effectiveness of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and subclinical target organ damage parameters for diagnosis of resistant hypertension (RH).

Methods: We assessed demographic and anthropometric variables, the incidence of cardiovascular events and subclinical target organ damage (n=112). We also studied the relationship between these variables and the ABPM results.

Results: Of the 112 patients referred from primary care with a diagnosis of RH, 69 (61.6%) were confirmed by ABPM. We found statistically significant differences (P<.001) between patients with RH and pseudo-resistant hypertension in the appearance of subclinical target organ damage. A percentage of 84 of the patients had microalbuminuria: 66.25±30.7mg/dl); 44.9% had stage 3 chronic kidney disease: the average glomerular filtration was 59ml/min/1.73m2; and 56.5% had left ventricular hypertrophy on echocardiography. Fundoscopy revealed that 64% of the patients had hypertensive retinopathy. Three variables were associated with an increased HR risk: microalbuminuria, hypertensive retinopathy and left ventricular hypertrophy (OR 5.7, 6.2 and 11.2, respectively).

Conclusions: This study shows that the systematic testing for target organ damage, particularly in terms of albuminuria, is a simple and inexpensive tool, with a high predictive value for RH (85%), which could be useful for prioritising patients who need ABPM.

Keywords: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Hipertensión refractaria; Lesión subclínica de órgano diana; Monitorización ambulatoria de la presión arterial; Resistant hypertension; Subclinical target organ damage.

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