Non-dipping nocturnal blood pressure correlates with obstructive sleep apnoea severity in normotensive subjects and may reverse with therapy

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is strongly associated with systemic hypertension, but there are limited data on the relationship with blood pressure (BP) in normotensive subjects. Here, we examined the relationship of OSA with nocturnal BP in a documented diurnal normotensive cohort, expl...

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Main Authors: Sophie J. Crinion, Jana Kleinerova, Brian Kent, Geraldine Nolan, Cormac T. Taylor, Silke Ryan, Walter T. McNicholas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2021-08-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/3/00338-2021.full