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CHEST/133/3/MARCH, 2008 793 during supine wakefulness. However, it is only during …

Blood pressure variability (BPV) is considered nowadays a novel risk factor for
cardiovascular disease. Early findings in sinoaortic denervated rats have clearly shown that …

Objective To investigate the association between visit-to-visit variability in blood pressure
and cognitive function in old age (> 70 years). Design Prospective cohort study. Setting …

Experimental studies conducted on animal and human endothelium suggested that higher
systolic blood pressure (SBP) variability reduces bioavailability of nitric oxide and increases …

The occurrence of blood pressure fluctuations over time has been documented since the
18th century, but the clinical importance of this phenomenon is only now being recognized …

The prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents is rising in association with the
increasing rate of childhood obesity, and it is associated with early target organ damage …

In recent years, growing evidence suggests an association between obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA), a common sleep breathing disorder which is increasing in prevalence as the obesity …

Introduction We assessed the association between visit‐to‐visit blood pressure variability
(BPV) up to 12 years and subsequent dementia risk, and tested the modifying effect of …

A number of studies have shown that a smaller than normal nocturnal blood pressure (BP)
decrease is associated with cardiovascular disease. However, no large prospective studies …

The increasing trends of blood pressure (BP) in children and adolescents pose great
concern for the burden of hypertension-related cardiovascular disease. Although primary …