Open AccessA Synoptic Approach to Weather Conditions Discloses a Relationship With Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Hypertensives
Author(s) -
Marco Morabito,
Alfonso Crisci,
Simone Orlandini,
Giampiero Maracchi,
Gian Franco Gensini,
Pietro Amedeo Modesti
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.1038/ajh.2008.177
Subject(s) - ambulatory blood pressure , blood pressure , medicine , anticyclone , climatology , ambulatory , diastole , atmospheric pressure , environmental science , cardiology , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , geography , geology
Higher blood pressure (BP) values in cold than in hot months has been documented in hypertensives. These changes may potentially contribute to the observed excess winter cardiovascular mortality. However, the association with weather has always been investigated by considering the relationship with a single variable rather than considering the combination of ground weather variables characterizing a specific weather pattern (air mass (AM)).