Is nighttime blood pressure important in cardiovascular risk assessment in coronary atherosclerosis?

• Published in: Journal of human hypertension Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 564 - 566
• Main Authors: Sobiczewski, W, Wirtwein, M, Gruchala, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.09.2014; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/699/75/243; 692/699/75/593/2100; 692/700/1750; Aged; Arteriosclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Cardiovascular diseases; Circadian Rhythm; Complications and side effects; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis; Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology; Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology; Epidemiology; Female; Health Administration; Humans; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - physiopathology; Incidence; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Patient outcomes; Poland - epidemiology; Prevalence; Prognosis; Public Health; research-letter; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Poland

Elevated nighttime blood pressure (BP) values have a pivotal role in cardiovascular risk assessment in the general population. However, the role of elevated nighttime BP in hypertensive patients with established coronary atherosclerosis is unknown. In the PROGNOSIS (Prognostic Value of Ambulatory Bl...