Why the study?
Is increased nocturnal blood pressure variability associated with coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and overt nephropathy?
Population
36 subjects with type 2 diabetes and overt nephropathy who underwent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May aid CAD risk stratification in diabetic nephropathy; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Is increased nocturnal blood pressure variability associated with coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and overt nephropathy?
Increased nighttime systolic blood pressure variability is independently associated with the presence of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and overt nephropathy.
Tamura et al. (2006) studied this question.
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