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Relationship between antihypertensive drug classes and ambulatory blood pressure profile in patients with chronic kidney disease

Key takeaways

People with chronic kidney disease wore a blood pressure cuff that took readings all day and night, including during sleep. Researchers compared the readings across people taking different classes of blood pressure medicine. The drug classes lined up with different around-the-clock patterns, especially overnight blood pressure, which matters because high night readings are harder on the kidneys. This compares people already on their own medicines, so it shows a link, not proof that one class causes a better pattern.

Who did this work

Fotini Iatridi · Marieta Theodorakopoulou · Artemios Karagiannidis · Pantelis Sarafidis

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-02
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-026-01216-8