Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) conveys an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We aimed to compare the prognostic value of daytime and nighttime blood pressure (BP) on the changes in LVH status in newly diagnosed hypertensive subjects. Three hundred and five hypertensive, nondiabetic subjects (mean age 51.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Blood pressure (BP) nondipping has been associated with target-organ damage (TOD) and adverse outcomes in hypertension. Diverse definitions of nondipping status appear in the literature, regarding the BP components taken into account. Aim of this study was to compare the effects of isolated nondipping of systolic, diastolic and combined systolic and diastolic BP on various indices of TOD.
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