Regression of carotid atherosclerosis by control of morning blood pressure peak in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients | Zendy

Raffaele Marfella | Zendy; Marcello Siniscalchi | Zendy; Francesco Nappo | Zendy; Pasquale Gualdiero | Zendy; Katherine Esposito | Zendy; Ferdinando Carlo Sasso | Zendy; Federico Cacciapuoti | Zendy; C DIFILIPPO | Zendy; Francesca Rossi | Zendy; Michele D’Amico | Zendy

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Regression of carotid atherosclerosis by control of morning blood pressure peak in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients

Author(s) -

Raffaele Marfella,

Marcello Siniscalchi,

Francesco Nappo,

Pasquale Gualdiero,

Katherine Esposito,

Ferdinando Carlo Sasso,

Federico Cacciapuoti,

C DIFILIPPO,

Francesca Rossi,

Michele D’Amico

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.09.013

Subject(s) - medicine , morning , metoprolol , blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , carvedilol , cardiology , ambulatory , endocrinology , antihypertensive drug , essential hypertension , heart failure

Morning blood pressure (BP) peak may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Whether morning BP should be a target of hypertension treatment is not known. We investigated the relationship between morning BP variations, carotid internal-medial thickness (CIMT), circulating inflammatory markers, and sympathetic activity in hypertensive patients with different patterns of morning BP increase at baseline and after antihypertensive treatment.

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