Muscle microcirculation alterations and relation to dipping status in newly diagnosed untreated patients with arterial hypertension-A pilot study.

Objective: The importance of abnormalities observed in the microcirculation of patients with arterial hypertension (AH) is being increasingly recognized. The authors aimed to evaluate skeletal muscle microcirculation in untreated, newly diagnosed hypertensive patients with NIRS, a noninvasive method that evaluates microcirculation.

Methods: We evaluated 34 subjects, 17 patients with AH (13 males, 49±13 years, BMI: 26±2 kg/m ) and 17 healthy controls (12 males, 49±15 years, BMI: 25±3 kg/m ).