Open AccessArousals Are Frequent and Associated With Exacerbated Blood Pressure Response in Patients With Primary Hypertension
Author(s) -
C. E. V. Garcia,
Luciano F. Drager,
E M Krieger,
Carlos Eduardo Negrão,
Luiz Aparecido Bortolotto,
Geraldo LorenziFilho,
Linda Massako Ueno
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1093/ajh/hps065
Subject(s) - polysomnography , medicine , blood pressure , diastole , arousal , heart rate , hemodynamics , sleep stages , cardiology , body mass index , apnea , anesthesia , endocrinology , psychology , neuroscience
Spontaneous arousals are relatively common during sleep, and induce hemodynamic responses. We sought to investigate the frequency and magnitude of blood pressure (BP) increases triggered by spontaneous arousals in patients with primary hypertension.
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