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SUBMITTER: Turak O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8031569 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Turak Osman O Afsar Baris B Siriopol Dimitrie D Ozcan Firat F Cagli Kumral K Yayla Cagri C Oksuz Fatih F Mendi Mehmet Ali MA Kario Kazuomi K Covic Adrian A Kanbay Mehmet M
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 20151104 5
Blood pressure (BP) usually increases upon awakening--a physiological mechanism called morning BP surge (MBPS). BP values above the MBPS threshold are associated with target organ damage, including left ventricular hypertrophy and proteinuria. Despite these data, there have been no studies that have investigated the association between elevated MBPS and the development of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, patients with essential hypertension were included and underwent ambula ...[more]