Circadian Blood Pressure Changes and Myocardial Ischemia in Hypertensive Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 31; no. 7; pp. 1627 - 1634
• Main Authors: Pierdomenico, Sante D, Bucci, Anna, Costantini, Fabrizio, Lapenna, Domenico, Cuccurullo, Franco, Mezzetti, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.06.1998; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Atenolol - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Pressure - physiology; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Cardiology. Vascular system; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; Coronary Disease - complications; Coronary Disease - physiopathology; Coronary heart disease; Electrocardiography; Female; Heart; Humans; Hypertension - complications; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - physiopathology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial Ischemia - etiology; Prospective Studies; Statistics, Nonparametric; Vasodilator Agents - therapeutic use; Verapamil - therapeutic use; ECG; LV; BP; CAD; Calcium antagonist; Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial disease; Vascular disease; Electrodiagnosis; β1-Adrenergic receptor; Ischemia; Aralkylamine; Electrocardiography; Complication; Blood pressure; Antagonist; Monitoring; Human; Hypertension; Pathophysiology; Circadian rhythm; Atenolol; Coronary heart disease; Concomitant disease; Chemotherapy; Treatment; Myocardium; Verapamil; Beta blocking agent

Objectives. We sought to evaluate whether different circadian blood pressure (BP) changes could influence the occurrence of ischemic episodes in untreated and treated hypertensive patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Background. In hypertensive patients with CAD the occurrence of myoc...