Do restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movements of sleep (PLMS) play a role in nocturnal hypertension and increased cardiovascular risk of renally impaired patients?

Chronobiology International

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1206-1221

  Portaluppi, Francesco ^a   Cortelli, Pietro ^b   Buonaura, Giovanna Calandra ^b   Smolensky, Michael H ^c,d   Fabbian, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Circadian Medicine International   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

24 hour non dipping blood pressure pattern; Hypertension; Nocturnal hypertension; Renal failure; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIMB MOVEMENT; PROGNOSIS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP TIME;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349095574     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520903245276     Document Type: Article

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