Morning hypertension in treated hypertensives: baseline characteristics and clinical implications.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Morning hypertension is closely related to target organ damage and cardiovascular events. Little data is available concerning the baseline characteristics and comprehensive blood pressure analysis of hypertensive patients on treatment with morning hypertension.

Subjects and methods

We evaluated 1,087 hypertensive patients who had taken stable anti-hypertensive medication at least 6 months. The enrolled patients measured their home blood pressure for 7 days. Baseline characteristics and the laboratory data were analyzed. Morning hypertension was defined as a morning blood pressure ≥135/85 mm Hg and systolic or diastolic blood pressure difference between morning and evening exceeding 10 mm Hg.

Results

One hundred seventy three patients with mor

SUBMITTER: Lee JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3257457 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature