BLOOD PRESSURE DIURNAL RHYTHM IS RELATED WITH HEMATOLOGICAL INDICES IN GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

Soydinc S., OYLUMLU M., YÜKSEL M., Turgut A., Soydinc H. E.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.29, no.4, pp.767-773, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.767-773
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is related with cardiovascular risk factors. Non-dipping blood pressure pattern and high mean platelet volume, which is an indicator of increased platelet activation, are associated with cardiovascular morbidity and inortality. The aim of our study is to determine circadian variation of blood pressure and to study the impact of hematological indices on blood pressure dipping and non-dipping patterns in patient with GDM.