Blood pressure variability in the elderly. Association between postprandial and sleeping periods

Abstract Introduction: The variability of arterial blood pressure (BP) is considered an important cardiovascular risk factor. Objective: To verify the possible associations between the postprandial and the sleeping blood pressure variability. Methods: This study evaluated systolic, diastolic, mea...

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Main Authors: Fernando Abrão Garcia, Beatriz Fidale, Sebastião Rodrigues Ferreira-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002017000200147&lng=en&tlng=en