Association of pre-transplant blood pressure with post-transplant outcomes

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have indicated U-shaped associations between blood pressure (BP) and mortality in dialysis patients. We hypothesized that a similar association exists between pre-transplant BP and post-transplant outcomes in dialysis patients who undergo successful kidney transplantation.

METHODS: Data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients were linked to the five-yr cohort of a large dialysis organization in the United States. We identified all dialysis patients who received a kidney transplant during this period. Unadjusted and multivariate adjusted predictors of transplant outcomes were examined.

RESULTS: A total of 13 881 patients included in our study were 47 ± 14 yr old and included 42% women. There was no association between pre-transplant systolic BP and post-transplant mortality, although a decreased risk trend was observed in those with low post-dialysis systolic BP. Compared to patients with pre-dialysis diastolic BP 70 to <80 mmHg, patients with pre-dialysis diastolic BP <50 mmHg experienced lower risk of post-transplant death (hazard ratios [HR]: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.55-0.99). However, compared to patients with post-dialysis diastolic BP 70 to <80 mmHg, patients with post-dialysis diastolic BP ≥100 mmHg experienced higher risk of death (HR: 3.50, 95% CI: 1.57-7.84). In addition, very low (<50 mmHg for diastolic BP and <110 mmHg for systolic BP) pre-transplant BP was associated with lower risk of graft loss.

CONCLUSIONS: Low post-dialysis systolic BP and low pre-dialysis diastolic BP are associated with lower post-transplant risk of death, whereas very high post-dialysis diastolic BP is associated with higher mortality in kidney transplant recipients. BP variations in dialysis patients prior to kidney transplantation may have a bearing on post-transplant outcome, which warrants additional studies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Clinical transplantation - 28(2014), 2 vom: 28. Feb., Seite 166-76

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Molnar, Miklos Z [VerfasserIn]
Foster, Clarence E [VerfasserIn]
Sim, John J [VerfasserIn]
Remport, Adam [VerfasserIn]
Krishnan, Mahesh [VerfasserIn]
Kovesdy, Csaba P [VerfasserIn]
Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood pressure
Delayed graft function
Graft loss
Journal Article
Kidney transplantation
Mortality
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 28.10.2014

Date Revised 24.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ctr.12292

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM233988823