Hypertension management in patients receiving hemodialysis: the benefits of home blood pressure monitoring.

Patients with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis are at risk for cardiovascular events and increased mortality. Hypertension contributes to these risks and can be difficult to assess due to unreliable blood pressure (BP) measurements at dialysis centers. A clinical practice grant from the American Nephrology Nurses'Association allowed for the purchase of 35 home BP monitors to study the use of these monitors to provide additional information for BP management. Findings indicated that home BP monitoring can be an effective tool in hypertension management.