Clinical significance of blood pressure variability in hypertension

• Published in: Terapevtic̆eskii arhiv Vol. 71; no. 1; p. 22
• Main Authors: Mazur, E S, Kaliazina, V V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 1999
• Subjects: Blood Pressure - physiology; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; Echocardiography; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging; Heart Ventricles - physiopathology; Humans; Hypertension - diagnostic imaging; Hypertension - physiopathology; Hypertension - psychology; Male; Middle Aged; Psychological Tests; Severity of Illness Index

To specify blood pressure (BP) rhythm and variabily at 24-hour monitoring. 24-hour BP monitoring, cardiac echocardiography, measurements of central hemodynamics and vegetative regulation of cardiac rhythm and psychic status were performed in 178 hypertensive subjects. Progression of cardiac function...