early morning blood pressure surge (EMBPS)

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Introduction

An early morning blood pressure surge of 29/24 mm Hg occurs, that begins before awakening.[1][2]

Etiology

Epidemiology

Complications

  • early morning blood pressure surge coincides with peak cardiocascular risk; however, association unclear[3]

More general terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Neutel JM et al, Magnitude of the early morning blood pressure surge in untreated hyertensive patients: a pooled analysis. Int J Clin Prac 2008, Sept 15 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18795972
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kario et al, Clinical implication of morning blood pressure surge in hypertension. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2003, 42: Suppl 1 S87 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14871036
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ohkubo T et al, Prognostic significance of morning surge in blood pressure: which definition, which outcome? Blood Press Monit 2008, 13:161 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18496293
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kario K, Saito I, Kushiro T et al Morning Home Blood Pressure Is a Strong Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease: The HONEST Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Apr 5;67(13):1519-27. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27150682 Free Article