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. 2015;37(5):364-8.
doi: 10.3109/10641963.2014.972564. Epub 2014 Oct 27.

Meal-induced blood pressure fall in patients with isolated morning hypertension

Jessica Barochiner  1 , José Alfie, Lucas S Aparicio, Paula E Cuffaro, Marcelo A Rada, Margarita S Morales, Carlos R Galarza, Marcos J Marín, Gabriel D Waisman
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Meal-induced blood pressure fall in patients with isolated morning hypertension

Jessica Barochiner et al. Clin Exp Hypertens. 2015.
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Abstract

We aimed to determine a possible association between isolated morning hypertension (IMH) and meal-induced blood pressure (BP) fall in adult treated hypertensive patients who underwent home BP measurements. A total of 230 patients were included, median age 73.6, 65.2% women. After adjusting for age, sex, number of antihypertensive drugs, office and home BP levels, the association between IMH and meal-induced BP fall was statistically significant. In conclusion, meal-induced BP fall and IMH detected through home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) are independently associated in hypertensive patients. The therapeutic implications of such observation need to be clarified in large-scale prospective studies.

Keywords: Home blood pressure; hypertension; isolated morning hypertension; postprandial blood pressure; postprandial hypotension.

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