Detailed Information on Publication Record
2016
Editorial: Circadian Disruption of the Blood Pressure Rhythm as Predictor of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcome and Overall Mortality
CORNELISSEN, Germaine, Jarmila SIEGELOVÁ and Kuniaki OTSUKABasic information
Original name
Editorial: Circadian Disruption of the Blood Pressure Rhythm as Predictor of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcome and Overall Mortality
Authors
CORNELISSEN, Germaine, Jarmila SIEGELOVÁ and Kuniaki OTSUKA
Edition
World Heart Journal, New York, Nova Science Publishers, 2016, 1556-4002
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30201 Cardiac and Cardiovascular systems
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Organization unit
Faculty of Medicine
Keywords in English
circadian rhythm; blood pressure
Tags
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International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 5/1/2017 10:07, Soňa Böhmová
Abstract
V originále
In this issue of the World Heart Journal, Gaspar et al. show that a disrupted circadian rhythm of blood pressure (BP) is associated with an increased risk of overall mortality [1]. Rhythm disruption in this case is defined based on the diurnal index used for a classification in terms of “dipping.” The study population consists of elderly (>75 years) hypertensive patients, some of them presenting with comorbidities at the time of ambulatory BP monitoring over 24 hours. The results are important since they show the merit of measuring BP around the clock under conditions of everyday life and of interpreting the results in the light of reference values. In this case, the reference value is a diurnal index of less than - 10%, corresponding to a BP drop by night of at least 10% from the average daytime value.