Nocturnal blood pressure dipping as a marker of endothelial function and subclinical atherosclerosis in pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

• Published in: Arthritis research & therapy Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 129
• Main Authors: Chang, Joyce C, Xiao, Rui, Meyers, Kevin E, Mercer-Rosa, Laura, Natarajan, Shobha S, Weiss, Pamela F, Knight, Andrea M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 03.06.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Arthritis; Atherosclerosis; Blood pressure; Blood pressure measurement; Cardiovascular diagnostic techniques; Cardiovascular disease; Carotid arteries; Creatinine; Development and progression; Endothelium; Ethnicity; Hypertension; Kidney diseases; Lupus; Medical diagnosis; Mortality; Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus; Pediatrics; Population; Pressure measurement; Rheumatology; Risk factors; Standard deviation; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Veins & arteries

Abstract Background Loss of the normal nocturnal decline in blood pressure (BP), known as non-dipping, is a potential measure of cardiovascular risk identified by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). We sought to determine whether non-dipping is a useful marker of abnormal vascular function...