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Diurnal Blood Pressure Rhythmicity in Relation to Environmental and Genetic Cues in Untreated Referred Patients.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Jan 2017
Sheng Chang-Sheng, Cheng Yi-Bang, Wei Fang-Fei, Yang Wen-Yi, Guo Qian-Hui, Li Fei-Ka, Huang Qi-Fang, Thijs Lutgarde, Staessen Jan A, Wang Ji-Guang, Li Yan
Abstract excerpt
No previous study has addressed the relative contributions of environmental and genetic cues to the diurnal blood pressure rhythmicity. From 24-hour ambulatory recordings of systolic blood pressure obtained in untreated patients (51% women; mean age, 51 years), we computed the night-to-day ratio in 897 and morning surge in 637. Environmental cues included season, mean daily outdoor temperature, atmospheric...
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