Open AccessBedtime administration of antihypertensive medication can reduce morning blood pressure surges in hypertensive patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Haiyan Jiang,
Zhun Yu,
Jimin Liu,
Wei Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm-21-1405
Subject(s) - medicine , bedtime , morning , blood pressure , meta analysis , antihypertensive drug , circadian rhythm , anesthesia
The risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events is the highest during the first several hours post-awakening in patients with hypertension. This is largely due to surges in morning blood pressure (BP). The current meta-analysis explored whether morning BP is affected by the timing of antihypertensive drug administration.
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