Prognostic significance of the nocturnal decline in blood pressure in individuals with and without high 24-h blood pressure

Ohkubo, Takayoshi; Hozawa, Atsushi; Yamaguchi, Junko; Kikuya, Masahiro; Ohmori, Kaori; Michimata, Mari; Matsubara, Mitsunobu; Hashimoto, Junichiro; Hoshi, Haruhisa; Araki, Tsutomu; Tsuji, Ichiro; Satoh, Hiroshi; Hisamichi, Shigeru; Imai, Yutaka

doi:10.1097/00004872-200211000-00017

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Prognostic significance of the nocturnal decline in blood pressure in individuals with and without high 24-h blood pressure

Published in Journal of Hypertension • Nov 1, 2002

Authors:

Takayoshi Ohkubo

Atsushi Hozawa

Junko Yamaguchi

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between the normal nocturnal decline in blood pressure and the risk of cardiovascular mortality in individuals with and without high 24-h blood pressure values. METHODS: We obtained 24-h ambulatory blood pressure readings from 1542 residents of Ohasama, Japan, ...

Subject

Blood pressure

Medicine

Ambulatory blood pressure

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