Reproducibility of nocturnal blood pressure fall in early phases of untreated essential hypertension: A prospective observational study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 503-509

  Cuspidi, C ^a   Meani, S ^a   Salerno, M ^a   Valerio, C ^a   Fusi, V ^a   Severgnini, B ^a   Lonati, L ^b   Magrini, F ^a   Zanchetti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Dipper; Nondipper; Untreated hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE COURSE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NIGHT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT STUDIES; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 3543071009     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001681     Document Type: Article

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