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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2021 May 5;77(5):e50-e52.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16370. Epub 2021 Mar 29.

Sustained Mild Sleep Restriction Increases Blood Pressure in Women: An Update From the American Heart Association Go Red for Women Strategically Focused Research Network

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Randomized Controlled Trial

Sustained Mild Sleep Restriction Increases Blood Pressure in Women: An Update From the American Heart Association Go Red for Women Strategically Focused Research Network

Nour Makarem et al. Hypertension. .
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Change in systolic blood pressure (panel A) and diastolic blood pressure (panel B) over 6 weeks of habitual sleep (solid line) and sleep restriction (hatched line) in 36 pre-and post-menopausal women. Panel C displays mean ± SD differences in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure measures at week 6 of habitual sleep and sleep restriction in 29 women.

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