Diurnal blood pressure variation and sympathetic activity

Hypertension Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 381-385

  Grassi, Guido ^a,b   Bombelli, Michele ^a   Seravalle, Gino ^a,b   Dell'Oro, Raffaella ^a   Quarti Trevano, Fosca ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

24 h blood pressure; Dipping profile; Masked hypertension; Sympathetic nervous system; White coat hypertension

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DAYTIME BLOOD PRESSURE; DIURNAL BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOCTURNAL BLOOD PRESSURE; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 77951941430     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2010.26     Document Type: Review

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