1. [Blood pressure variability].
- Author
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Parati G, Tortorici E, Glavina F, Zaniboni D, Gritti S, Groppelli A, Castiglioni P, Di Rienzo M, and Mancia G
- Subjects
- Aging physiology, Baroreflex physiology, Behavior physiology, Blood Pressure Determination, Circadian Rhythm, Humans, Hypertension drug therapy, Hypertension physiopathology, Blood Pressure physiology
- Abstract
This review deals with a number of issues related to blood pressure variability. These include: historical aspects, with reference to the first pioneering observations; methodological aspects, focusing on the different methods for quantifying blood pressure variability; description of the characteristics of blood pressure variability over the 24 hours; mechanisms involved in determining the different magnitude of this phenomenon in different subjects, such as behavioral factors, central and reflex neural influences, humoral and mechanical factors; blood pressure variability as a probe to assess spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity; effects of aging and hypertension on blood pressure variability, with a discussion of the clinical relevance of this phenomenon in the prognostic evaluation of patients; effects of drugs on blood pressure variability. Finally methodological aspects related to the use of noninvasive ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the assessment of blood pressure variability are discussed.
- Published
- 2001