DIPPING STATUS IS CHARACTERIZED BY AUGMENTED ADMINISTRATION OF BENZODIAZEPINES AND ELEVATED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS

Authors :: G. Vamvakou
Thomas Makris
Vasiliki Katsi
Source :: Journal of Hypertension. 37:e126-e127
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019.
Abstract: Objective:Blunted reduction of blood pressure (BP) fall as well as psychological stress have both been related to adverse cardiovascular prognosis and potentially share the altered sympathetic tone as a common pathophysiological substrate. We hypothesised that dipping status might be correlated with

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Physiology
business.industry
medicine.disease_cause
medicine.disease
Pathophysiology
Blood pressure
Internal medicine
Internal Medicine
medicine
Arterial stiffness
Cardiology
Psychological stress
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Sympathetic tone

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