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To the Editor: In their impressive four-year study of blood pressure in 53 patients undergoing dialysis, Argilés et al. (Nov. 5 issue)¹ found that the patients' blood pressures were higher in the winter than in the summer and that this variation was not associated with any seasonal variation in weight gain between dialysis sessions. Was there an increase in the intake of cold remedies, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, caffeine-containing beverages, or alcohol in the winter, all of which, in large amounts, may increase blood pressure? Data on these and other lifestyle factors might be helpful in understanding these interesting results.

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