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Human Circadian Phenotyping and Diurnal Performance Testing in the Real World
Published on: April 7, 2020
[On evaluation of diuranal profile of blood pressure and its possible variants frequency]
Abstract:
The authors studied frequency of various variants of diurnal blood pressure profile, including discordant ones in systolic and diastolic pressure. The article also covers comparative evaluation of diurnal blood pressure profile results, assessed in amulatory and stationery conditions. When analyzing frequency of various types of diurnal blood pressure profile, it's expedient to outline concordant and discordant variants. Optimal concordant variant--dipper--appears in a group of normal blood pressure and early hypertension individuals in less than 50%. Ambulatory diurnal monitoring of blood pressure presents more favorable parameters, vs. that performed in stationery conditions.
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