دورية أكاديمية
Changes in Blood Pressure Levels and Antihypertensive Medication Use before and after Renal Transplantation among Patients in Nairobi, Kenya: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
| العنوان: | Changes in Blood Pressure Levels and Antihypertensive Medication Use before and after Renal Transplantation among Patients in Nairobi, Kenya: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Mary N. Kubo, Joshua K. Kayima, Anthony J. Were, Mohammed S. Ezzi, Seth O. McLigeyo, Elijah N. Ogola |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Hypertension, Vol 2016 (2016) |
| بيانات النشر: | Hindawi Limited, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701 |
| الوصف: | Objectives. To determine the changes in blood pressure levels and antihypertensive medication use in the postrenal transplantation period compared to pretransplantation one. Methods. A comparative cross-sectional study was carried out on renal transplant recipients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, a national referral hospital in Kenya. Sociodemographic details, blood pressure levels, and antihypertensive medication use before and after renal transplantation were noted. Changes in mean blood pressure levels and mean number of antihypertensive medications after renal transplantation were determined using paired t-test. Results. 85 subjects were evaluated. Mean age was 42.4 (SD ± 12.2) years, with a male : female ratio of 1.9 : 1. Compared to the pretransplant period, significantly lower mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels after transplantation were noted (mean SBP 144.5 mmHg versus 131.8 mmHg; mean DBP 103.6 mmHg versus 83.5 mmHg in the pre- and posttransplant periods, respectively, p |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2090-0384 2090-0392 |
| العلاقة: | https://doaj.org/toc/2090-0384Test; https://doaj.org/toc/2090-0392Test |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2016/8450596 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://doaj.org/article/fc0afdcf5d054af4b647e950258c2227Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.fc0afdcf5d054af4b647e950258c2227 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1155/2016/8450596 |