Cold Exposure Can Induce an Exaggerated Early-Morning Blood Pressure Surge in Young Prehypertensives.

Prehypertension is related to a higher risk of cardiovascular events than normotension. Our previous study reported that cold exposure elevates the amplitude of the morning blood pressure surge (MBPS) and is associated with a sympathetic increase during the final sleep transition, which might be cri...

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Main Authors: Cian-Hui Hong, Terry B J Kuo, Bo-Chi Huang, Yu-Cheng Lin, Kuan-Liang Kuo, Chang-Ming Chern, Cheryl C H Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4769082?pdf=render