Nocturnal blood pressure and cardiovascular disease: A review of recent advances

Hypertension Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 695-701

  Yano, Yuichiro ^a,b   Kario, Kazuomi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; extreme dipping; nocturnal blood pressure; nondipping; reverse dipping

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; DOXAZOSIN; PERINDOPRIL; RAMIPRIL; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONOTHERAPY; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; NIGHT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK;

EID: 84863705184     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2012.26     Document Type: Review

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