Non-dipper treated hypertensive patients do not have increased cardiac structural alterations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Non-dipping pattern in hypertensive patients has been shown to be associated with an excess of target organ damage and with an adverse outcome. The aim of our study was to assess whether a reduced nocturnal fall in blood pressure (BP...

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Main Authors: Magrini Fabio, Bertazzoli Giovanni, Valerio Cristiana, Meani Stefano, Michev Iassen, Cuspidi Cesare, Zanchetti Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-02-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/1/1/1