Aggregate Evidence Quality . | Grade B . |
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Benefits | Control of BP in children and adolescents with CKD has been shown to decrease CKD progression and lead to resolution of LVH |
Risks, harm, cost | Cost of ABPM and BP control, both financial and nonfinancial |
Benefit–harm assessment | Benefits of BP control in patients with CKD outweigh treatment risks |
Intentional vagueness | Threshold |
Role of patient preferences | Patients may not want to wear the ambulatory BP monitor repeatedly, which should lead to detailed counseling regarding the benefits of this procedure in CKD |
Exclusions | None |
Strength | Strong recommendation |
Key references | 47,173,203,415,480–483 |
Aggregate Evidence Quality . | Grade B . |
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Benefits | Control of BP in children and adolescents with CKD has been shown to decrease CKD progression and lead to resolution of LVH |
Risks, harm, cost | Cost of ABPM and BP control, both financial and nonfinancial |
Benefit–harm assessment | Benefits of BP control in patients with CKD outweigh treatment risks |
Intentional vagueness | Threshold |
Role of patient preferences | Patients may not want to wear the ambulatory BP monitor repeatedly, which should lead to detailed counseling regarding the benefits of this procedure in CKD |
Exclusions | None |
Strength | Strong recommendation |
Key references | 47,173,203,415,480–483 |