Key result
Whole blood viscosity at both low and high shear rates was independently associated with a nondipping circadian pattern in patients with essential hypertension.
Why the study?
The study aimed to investigate the association between whole blood viscosity and a nondipping circadian pattern in patients with essential hypertension.
Is whole blood viscosity associated with a nondipping circadian blood pressure pattern in patients with essential hypertension?
Observational (n=530)
Is whole blood viscosity associated with a nondipping circadian blood pressure pattern in patients with essential hypertension?
Whole blood viscosity, estimated simply from hematocrit and total protein, may serve as a noninvasive predictor of nondipping hypertension.
Whole blood viscosity may identify nondipping hypertension noninvasively; leaves open validation and outcome impact in essential hypertension.
Aim: We aimed to investigate the association between whole blood viscosity (WBV) and nondipping pattern in patients with essential hypertension. Materials & methods: A total of consecutive 530 patients who had been evaluated by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were included. WBV was estimated by using hematocrit and plasma total protein levels for both WBV in low shear rate (0.5 s-1) and WBV in high shear rate (208 s-1) according to the de Simone’s formula. Results: In the multivariate analysis, low shear rate and high shear rate of WBV were associated independently with nondipping pattern in patients with essential hypertension. Conclusion: As a simple, inexpensive and noninvasive tool, WBV seems to be a significant predictor of nondipping hypertension.
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Dolu et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Essential hypertension (n=530). Whole blood viscosity (WBV) was evaluated on Nondipping circadian pattern. Whole blood viscosity at both low and high shear rates was independently associated with a nondipping circadian pattern in patients with essential hypertension.
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