CORNELISSEN, G., Alena HAVELKOVÁ, C. L. GIERKE, L. S. LUNDEEN and Jarmila SIEGELOVÁ. Effect of shift-work on the circadian rhythm of blood pressure. In Cornélissen G., Siegelová J., Dobšák P. Noninvasive methods in cardiology 2019. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 2019, p. 31-40. ISBN 978-80-210-9442-0.
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Original name Effect of shift-work on the circadian rhythm of blood pressure
Authors CORNELISSEN, G., Alena HAVELKOVÁ, C. L. GIERKE, L. S. LUNDEEN and Jarmila SIEGELOVÁ.
Edition Brno, Noninvasive methods in cardiology 2019, p. 31-40, 2019.
Publisher Masarykova univerzita Brno
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Original language English
Type of outcome Proceedings paper
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
ISBN 978-80-210-9442-0
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Abstract
Shift work and the circadian disruption it creates have been implicated in the increased risk of a number of disease conditions, cardiovascular disease in particular. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is well suited to assess deviations from norms indicative of a heightened cardiovascular risk. Herein, we report on a case-control study comparing circadian rhythm characteristics of 10 clinically healthy nurses working shifts with those of 10 clinically non-shifting healthy peers selected from the same Brno 7-day/24-hour ABPM database to match shift workers by sex, age, and body mass index. On average, shift-workers were found to have a higher blood pressure MESOR than their non-shifting counterparts. Analysis of separate 24-hour spans of records from the shift-workers corresponding to different shift schedules (daytime, nighttime, or free day) also indicates that night shift is associated with a weaker circadian variation in blood pressure. These results confirm those of previous studies. Their implication of a weakened circadian rhythm on night shifts may underlie the increased cardiovascular disease risk observed in relation to shift work.
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