Open AccessAssociation of Metabolic Syndrome and Blood Pressure Nondipping Profile in Untreated Hypertension
Author(s) -
Ramón C. Hermida,
Luisa Chayán,
Diana E. Ayala,
Artemio Mojón,
M. J. Dominguez,
M. J. Fontao,
R. Soler,
Ignacio Alonso,
José R. Fernández
Publication year - 2009
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.2008.358
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , creatinine , cardiology , gastroenterology
There is a marked association between metabolic syndrome (MS) and increased cardiovascular risk. Moreover, nondipping (patients with <10% decline in the asleep relative to the awake blood pressure (BP) mean) has also been associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
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