Cardiovascular changes in dipper and nondipper hypertension in perimenopausal women ( time-dependent effects of antihypertensives)

• Main Authors: Wael Ragheb Refaie (Author), Ehsan Refaie (Author), Nagy Abd El Hady (Author), Salah Tantawy (Author), Ahmad Elewa (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: SpringerOpen, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background The lack of a decrease in nocturnal blood pressure to up to 10% of the daytime measure is termed as nondipper (ND) hypertension. It is a cardiovascular (CV) risk factor with increased CV morbidity and accelerated target organ damage especially in women. The beneficial effect of restoring...