Progression of diabetic nephropathy-is diurnal blood pressure rhythm as important as absolute blood pressure level?

Autor: Farmer, CKT, Goldsmith, DJA, Quin, DJ, Dallyn, P, Cox, J, Kingswood, JC, Sharpstone, P
Zdroj: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation; Mar1998, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p635-639, 5p
Abstrakt: Background: Hypertensive non-diabetic patients who lack the normal nocturnal decline in blood pressure ('non-dippers') have an increased incidence of cardiovascular complications. Poor blood pressure control is known to exacerbate the decline in glomerular filtration rate in patients with diabetic nephropathy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Databáze: Complementary Index