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Review
. 2024 Dec;47(12):3356-3362.
doi: 10.1038/s41440-024-01845-x. Epub 2024 Aug 16.

Sleep and hypertension - up to date 2024

Naoko Tomitani  1 , Satoshi Hoshide  2 , Kazuomi Kario  2
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Review

Sleep and hypertension - up to date 2024

Naoko Tomitani et al. Hypertens Res. 2024 Dec.

Abstract

People spend one-third of their lives sleeping, and adequate, restful sleep is an essential component of a healthy life. Conversely, disruption of sleep has been found to cause various physical and mental health problems. Emerging research has shown that blood pressure (BP) during sleep is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular events than conventional office BP or daytime BP. Thus, management of both sleep health and nighttime BP during sleep is important for preventing cardiovascular events. However, recent studies demonstrated that nighttime BP is poorly controlled compared with office BP and daytime BP. This finding is understandable, given the challenges in monitoring BP during sleep and the multiplicity of factors related to nocturnal hypertension and BP variability. This review summarizes recent evidence and considers future perspectives for the management of sleep and hypertension.

Keywords: Nighttime BP; Nighttime BP monitoring; Nocturnal hypertension; Sleep.

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Conflict of interest statement

Compliance with ethical standards. Conflict of interest: KK has received research grants from Omron Healthcare and A&D Co. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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