Prognostic Effect of the Nocturnal Blood Pressure Fall in Hypertensive Patients The Ambulatory Blood Pressure Collaboration in Patients With Hypertension (ABC-H) Meta-Analysis KU Leuven
The prognostic importance of the nocturnal systolic blood pressure (SBP) fall, adjusted for average 24-hour SBP levels, is unclear. The Ambulatory Blood Pressure Collaboration in Patients With Hypertension (ABC-H) examined this issue in a meta-analysis of 17 312 hypertensives from 3 continents. Risks were computed for the systolic night-to-day ratio and for different dipping patterns (extreme, reduced, and reverse dippers) relative to normal ...