Why the study?
Does blunted heart rate dip during sleep predict all-cause mortality in patients referred for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring?
Does blunted heart rate dip during sleep predict all-cause mortality in patients referred for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring?
Absence of heart rate dipping during sleep on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is independently associated with increased all-cause mortality.
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Blunted nocturnal heart rate dip may flag higher mortality risk on ABPM; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Ben‐Dov et al. (2007) studied this question.
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