New and known predictors of the postthrombotic syndrome: A subanalysis of the ATTRACT trial.

Introduction: Postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) remains associated with significant clinical and economic burden. This study aimed to investigate known and novel predictors of the development of PTS in participants of the ATTRACT (Acute Venous Thrombosis: Thrombus Removal With Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis) trial.

Methods: We used multivariable logistic regression to identify baseline and postbaseline factors that were predictive of the development of PTS during study follow-up, as defined by a Villalta score of 5 or greater or the development of a venous ulcer from 6 to 24 months after enrollment.

Cross-Sectional Assessment of Achievement of Therapeutic Goals in a Canadian Multidisciplinary Clinic for Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease.

Background: The implementation of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) multidisciplinary clinics has now demonstrated their effectiveness in delaying and even avoiding dialysis for patients with CKD. However, very little has been documented on the management and achievement of targets for a number of parameters in this context.

Objective: Our goal was to assess our multidisciplinary clinic therapy performance in relation to the targets for hypertension, anemia, and calcium phosphate assessment.

Diagnostic precision of mentally estimated home blood pressure means.

Context: Paper home blood pressure (HBP) charts are commonly brought to physicians at office visits. The precision and accuracy of mental calculations of blood pressure (BP) means are not known.

Methods: A total of 109 hypertensive patients were instructed to measure and record their HBP for 1 week and to bring their paper charts to their office visit.

The impact of unrecorded readings on the precision and diagnostic performance of home blood pressure monitoring: a statistical study.

Hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor. To address the disease adequately, most clinicians rely on home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM). However, the impact of unrecorded BP values on the precision and diagnostic performance of BP schedules is unknown.

Comparison of Different Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurement Devices: Evidence of Nonequivalence and Clinical Implications.

Background: Automated office blood pressure (AOBP) measuring devices are increasingly recommended as preferred blood pressure (BP) diagnostic tools, but it is unclear how they compare and how clinical environments impact their performance.

Methods: This prospective randomized factorial parallel 4-group study compared BP estimates by BpTRU (VSM MedTech, Vancouver, BC, Canada) and Omron HEM 907 (Omron Healthcare, Kyoto, Japan) devices in closed vs open areas. Patients diagnosed with hypertension were recruited during office visits.

The Gap Between Manual and Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurements Results at a Hypertension Clinic.

Background: Blood pressure (BP) readings taken in clinics are often higher than BP readings taken in a research setting. Recent guidelines and clinical trials have highlighted the necessity of using automated office blood pressure (AOBP) devices and standardizing measurement procedures. The goal of the present study was to compare AOBP vs manual BP measurement in both research and clinical environments in which operators and devices were the same and measurement procedures were standardized and optimal.