The relationship between circadian blood pressure pattern and ventricular repolarization dynamics assessed by QT dynamicity


OKUTUCU S., KARAKULAK U. N., Sahiner L., AYTEMİR K., Demiri E., EVRANOS B., ...More

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, vol.17, no.1, pp.14-19, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mbp.0b013e3283502504
  • Journal Name: BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.14-19
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to evaluate ventricular repolarization dynamics by QT dynamicity in normotensive and hypertensive individuals with either a non-dipper-type or a dipper-type circadian rhythm of blood pressure (BP).