Nondipping Nocturnal Blood Pressure Predicts Sleep Apnea in Patients With Hypertension
Author(s) -
Sophie J. Crinion,
Stephen J. Ryan,
Jana Kleinerová,
Brian D. Kent,
J. Gallagher,
Mark Ledwidge,
Kenneth McDonald,
Walter T. McNicholas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.7870
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , sleep apnea , nocturnal , sleep (system call) , obstructive sleep apnea , cardiology , sleep apnea syndromes , apnea , polysomnography , computer science , operating system
Systemic hypertension is highly prevalent in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but there are limited data on OSA prevalence in cohorts with hypertension comparing dippers and nondippers. We investigated this relationship in a clinic-based cohort of patients with hypertension who were not screened for any pretest possibility of OSA.
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