Management of hypertension and factors affecting its control in Jordanian renal transplant recipients

Background Hypertension affects 70–90 % of all kidney transplant recipients. It is associated with poor graft survival and is a contributing factor to the increased cardiovascular mortality. The reasons for the insufficient blood pressure control in transplanted patients have not been thoroughly investigated. Objective To evaluate the extent of blood pressure control in Jordanian hypertensive renal transplant recipients and to assess factors associated with such control. Setting Three outpatient renal transplant clinics in Amman. Method A cross-sectional observational study including 181 patients. We have considered blood pressure