Ethnic differences in the degree of morning blood pressure surge and in its determinants between Japanese and European hypertensive subjects: data from the ARTEMIS study

Morning blood pressure (BP) surge has been reported to be a prognostic factor for cardiovascular events. Its determinants are still poorly defined, however. In particular, it is not clear whether ethnic differences play a role in determining morning surge (MS) size. Aim of our study was to explore w...

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Published in:	Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 66; no. 4; p. 750
Main Authors:	Hoshide, Satoshi, Kario, Kazuomi, de la Sierra, Alejandro, Bilo, Grzegorz, Schillaci, Giuseppe, Banegas, José Ramón, Gorostidi, Manuel, Segura, Julian, Lombardi, Carolina, Omboni, Stefano, Ruilope, Luis, Mancia, Giuseppe, Parati, Gianfranco
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.10.2015
Subjects:	Aged Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Asian Continental Ancestry Group Blood Pressure - physiology Blood Pressure Determination - methods Circadian Rhythm - physiology Europe - epidemiology European Continental Ancestry Group Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Hypertension - drug therapy Hypertension - ethnology Hypertension - physiopathology Japan - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Morbidity - trends Risk Factors Time Factors Europe Japan ambulatory blood pressure monitoring arterial hypertension blood pressure variability cardiovascular events ethnicity sympathetic nervous system morning blood pressure surge
ISSN:	1524-4563, 1524-4563
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