November 1, 1996American Journal of HypertensionOpen Access

The Relationship Between Sleep Deprivation and the Nocturnal Decline of Blood Pressure

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Why the study?

Does sleep deprivation increase the compensatory decline in nocturnal blood pressure in normotensive adults?

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Does sleep deprivation increase the compensatory decline in nocturnal blood pressure in normotensive adults?

Population

24 house staff personnel (normotensive and not taking any BP medications), mean age 29.3 years, 13 men and 11 women.

Intervention

Sleep deprivation (on call with 3 +/- 1.3 h of sleep) prior to 24-h blood pressure monitoring.

Comparator

Normal night's sleep (7.3 +/- 0.8 h) prior to 24-h blood pressure monitoring.

Outcome

Percent change in day awake versus night asleep mean values for systolic BP, diastolic BP, and mean arterial pressure.surrogate

Sleep deprivation does not result in a compensatory decline in nocturnal blood pressure in normotensive individuals.

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Implication

Sleep deprivation does not enhance nocturnal BP dipping in normotensives; confirms absence of compensatory decline and challenges prior mechanistic assumptions.

Cite This Study

Rosansky et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a73a3127af34f94aaa73514 https://doi.org/10.1016/0895-7061(96)00300-7

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Implication

Sleep deprivation does not enhance nocturnal BP dipping in normotensives; confirms absence of compensatory decline and challenges prior mechanistic assumptions.

The Relationship Between Sleep Deprivation and the Nocturnal Decline of Blood Pressure

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Discussion

Implication

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The Relationship Between Sleep Deprivation and the Nocturnal Decline of Blood Pressure

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Discussion

Implication

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