Prognostic accuracy of day versus night ambulatory blood pressure: a cohort study

Few studies have formally compared the predictive value of the blood pressure at night over and beyond the daytime value. We investigated the prognostic significance of the ambulatory blood pressure during night and day and of the night-to-day blood pressure ratio. We did 24-h blood pressure monitor...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 370; no. 9594; pp. 1219 - 1229
Main Authors:	Boggia, José, Li, Yan, Thijs, Lutgarde, Hansen, Tine W, Kikuya, Masahiro, Björklund-Bodegård, Kristina, Richart, Tom, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Kuznetsova, Tatiana, Torp-Pedersen, Christian, Lind, Lars, Ibsen, Hans, Imai, Yutaka, Wang, Jiguang, Sandoya, Edgardo, O'Brien, Eoin, Staessen, Jan A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Elsevier Ltd 06.10.2007 Lancet Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Accuracy Aged Biological and medical sciences Blood Pressure Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory - methods Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory - statistics & numerical data Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality Circadian Rhythm Cohort Studies Data base management Diabetes Female General aspects Health risks Humans Hypertension Internal Medicine Male Medical research Medical sciences Medical technology MEDICIN MEDICINE Middle Aged Miscellaneous Population studies Prognosis Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Factors Studies Substance abuse treatment Survival Analysis Medicine Accuracy Prognosis Night Cohort study Arterial pressure Blood pressure Hemodynamics Ambulatory Comparative study Public health
ISSN:	0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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