Factors associated with a higher need for antihypertensive medications at 12-months in postkidney transplant recipients: a retrospective cohort study.

Unlabelled: There are limited data on why some kidney transplant (KTx) recipients (KTRs) have 'difficult-to-control (DTC) hypertension' requiring greater than or equal to 2 antihypertensive medications while others require less antihypertensive medications post-KTx.

Methods: The authors reviewed the pre-KTx cardiovascular (CV) imaging, and the changes of CV risk factors during the first-year post-KTx. The authors divided patients according to the number of their blood pressure medications at one year into two groups: requiring less than or equal to 1 and requiring greater than or equal to 2 medications (DTC hypertension).