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SUBMITTER: Komori T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8032050 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Komori Takahiro T Eguchi Kazuo K Saito Toshinobu T Hoshide Satoshi S Kario Kazuomi K
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 20160403 10
Paradoxical increase in blood pressure (BP) during sleep, exceeding those of awake BP, is called the "riser" BP pattern, and known as an abnormal circadian BP rhythm, has been reported to be associated with adverse cardiovascular prognoses. However, the significance of ambulatory BP in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has never been reported. Here, we tested our hypothesis that abnormal circadian BP rhythm is associated with HFpEF. The authors enrolled 508 patients ...[more]