Blood Pressure

Data on blood pressure reported by researchers at University of Connecticut

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, January 20th, 2008

"The circadian rhythm of blood pressure (BP) is associated with a high span during the awake period and a low span during the sleep period. Of interest is that cardiovascular (CV) events occur more frequently in the early morning period, the time when BP and heart rate rise steeply," researchers in the United States report.

"To provide an overview of circadian BP and its correlation with adverse clinical outcomes and to discuss strategies for optimizing BP control over 24 hours. Patients who have an excessive morning surge in BP and those who lack the normal nocturnal BP fall (nondippers) have been shown to have an excessive incidence of strokes, heart failure, and...

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Source: Cardiovascular Device Liability Week (2008-01-20)

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