Statement on chronotherapy for the treatment of hypertension: consensus document from the Korean society of hypertension

• Main Authors: Sungha Park (Author), Sang-Hyun Ihm (Author), In-Jeong Cho (Author), Dae-Hee Kim (Author), Jae Hyeong Park (Author), Woo-Baek Chung (Author), Seonghoon Choi (Author), Hae Young Lee (Author), Hyeon Chang Kim (Author), Il Suk Sohn (Author), Eun Mi Lee (Author), Ju Han Kim (Author), Kwang-il Kim (Author), Eun Joo Cho (Author), Ki-Chul Sung (Author), Jinho Shin (Author), Wook Bum Pyun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Nocturnal blood pressure (BP) has been shown to have a significant predictive value for cardiovascular disease. In some cases, it has a superior predictive value for future cardiovascular outcomes than daytime BP. As efficacy of BP medications wanes during nighttime and early morning, contr...