ContextAlthough increased blood pressure is associated with adverse outcomes in the
general population, elevated blood pressure is associated with decreased mortality in
patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Recent
investigations in the general population have demonstrated the predictive utility of pulse
pressure (systolic minus diastolic blood pressure), a measure reflecting the pulsatile nature
of the cardiac cycle. ObjectivesTo estimate the relationship between pulse pressure and …