Ambulatory monitoring unmasks hypertension among kidney transplant patients: single center experience and review of the literature

Table 6 clinic-awake SBP and DBP differences from previous studies

Study	No.	Age	ΔSBP	ΔDBP	Clinic BP	FK vs. CsA	Exclusion	Other
Ahmed 2015 [30]	98	55	−3.5	−7.2	all study measurements	no comparison	unstable BP	new center
Kayrak 2014 [32]	113	44	−9	−6.4		no comparison	uncontrolled hypertension
Mallamaci 2016 [42]	172	46	−1	−1	monitoring day only	no comparison^a
Mallamaci 2018 [43]	260	47	+ 6	0	after ABPM, mean 3.7 years	no comparison
Demikrol 2016 [29]	87	38	+ 6	+ 4.5		no difference in dipping	comorbidities
Wen 2012 [28]	244	53	+ 3.6	+ 2.5	measurement within 5 days	no effect on ABPM values		higher clinic BP levels
David 2014 [26]	49	35	+ 3–12	+ 6–8	clinic and 1st and last ABPM measurements	FK only
Fresendo 2012 [27]	868	53	+ 7	+ 1	absent data	no comparison		reduced GFR
Paoletti 2009 [7]	94	55	+ 4	+ 1		Lower PP with FK		higher clinic BP levels

Abbreviations: SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, FK Tacrolimus, CsA Cyclosporine, BP Blood pressure, CNI Calcineurin inhibitor, ABPM Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, DM Diabetes mellitus, HF Heart failure, IHD Ischemic heart disease; CMP Cardiomyopathy, GFR Glomerular filtration rate, PP Pulse pressure
^a Sirolimus associated with higher dipping ratio

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