Changes in the activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system are responsible for a stable shift in the regulation of the cardiovascular system in essential hypertension (EH). They can be characterized as hemodynamic allostasis. The purpose of our study was to determine the role of hemodynamic parameters in allostatic load in patients with EH without metabolic syndrome. Twenty-four hours of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was performed, followed by linear and non-linear rhythm analysis. Based on the daily index, patients with EH were divided into two groups: group 1-patients with no significant nighttime decrease in blood pressure (BP); group 2-patients who had a nocturnal decrease in BP. The control group included healthy persons aged 25 to 69 years. A linear analysis was used to determine the mean values of systolic and diastolic BP, heart rate (HR), time load of BP, circadian index, and structural point of BP. Non-linear analysis was applied to determine the mesor, amplitude, range of oscillations and % rhythm of BP and HR. The allostatic load index (ALI) was also calculated on the basis of the corresponding biomarkers. It was found that ALI was significantly higher in groups 1 and 2 in comparison with the control group. The hemodynamic mechanisms of this increase were different.

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