Why the study?
Does a nondipper circadian blood pressure pattern increase the risk of new onset atrial fibrillation in patients with sustained hypertension compared to a dipper pattern?
Does a nondipper circadian blood pressure pattern increase the risk of new onset atrial fibrillation in patients with sustained hypertension compared to a dipper pattern?
Sustained hypertensive patients with a nondipper blood pressure pattern have a two-fold greater risk of developing new-onset atrial fibrillation compared to those with a dipper pattern.
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May aid AF risk stratification in hypertension via ambulatory monitoring; leaves open whether restoring dipping prevents events.
Pierdomenico et al. (2008) studied this question.
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