Nocturnal blood pressure patterns and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with masked hypertension
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Presta Vivianne, Figliuzzi Ilaria, D'Agostino Michela, Citoni Barbara, Miceli Francesca, Simonelli Francesca, Coluccia Roberta, Musumeci Maria Beatrice, Ferrucci Andrea, Volpe Massimo, Tocci Giuliano
DOI: 10.1111/jch.13361
ISSN: 1524-6175
Masked hypertension (MHT) is characterized by normal clinic and above normal 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (BP) levels. We evaluated clinical characteristics and CV outcomes of different nocturnal patterns of MHT. We analyzed data derived from a large cohort of adult individuals, who consecutively underwent home, clinic, and ambulatory BP monitoring at our Hypertension Unit between January 2007 and December 2016. MHT was defined as clinic BP