Abstract:Objective To investigate the association between vascular calcification and blood pressure variability (BPV) in uremic patients. Methods Medical history and laboratory values of the uremic patients were collected. Pulse pressure (PP), blood pressure variability and circadian rhythm of each patient were recorded by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Coronary artery calcification score (CACS) of each patient was calculated by plain scan dual-resource spiral CT, and correlation between CACS and BPV was analyzed. Results In 72 uremic patients who received coronary CT scan and ABPM, coronary calcification positive group presented significantly higher 24 hPP, dPP, nPP, nCVS and nCVD (P < 0.05) compared with coronary calcification negative group. Moderate calcification group presented significantly higher 24 hPP, dPP and nPP (P < 0.05) compared with coronary calcification negative group. The CACS was significant positive correlated with 24 h CVSBP (r = 0.468, P= 0.028), nCVSBP (r =0.641, P= 0.001), 24 h CVS (r = 0.540, P=0.009) and nCVS (r = 0.756, P= 0.000) respectively. Conclusions Coronary calcification positive group presents higher PP and night blood pressure variability coefficient over negative group. CACS and systolic pressure variability coefficient are positively correlated.