Why the study?
Does a reverse dipping pattern on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predict cardiovascular mortality?
Population
401 patients who underwent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring between 1994 and 1996 at a tertiary hospital…
Comparison
Reverse dipping pattern vs Other dipping patterns
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
120 months
Authors
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May support incorporating reverse dipping into ABPM risk stratification; leaves open whether targeting the pattern improves outcomes.
Does a reverse dipping pattern on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predict cardiovascular mortality?
A reverse dipping pattern on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is strongly associated with a threefold increased risk of cardiovascular mortality over a 10-year period.
Kim et al. (2013) studied this question.
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