肾血管性与原发性高血压患者24h动态血压的比较

目的 比较肾血管性高血压(RVH)与原发性高血压(EH)患者24 h动态血压的差别.方法 应用动态血压监测仪观察51例RVH患者的24 h动态血压,并与年龄、性别与之相匹配的51例EH患者的24 h动态血压进行比较.结果 RVH组24 h、白天及夜间动态收缩压、舒张压及脉压均值都比EH组有不同程度的升高(P<0.05),尤以夜间收缩压升高明显;血压负荷增加明显,24 h收缩压、舒张压负荷分别达到58.96%和35.98%,而EH组血压负荷均在20.00%左右,两组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).EH组夜间血压下降率为10.36%,血压曲线呈勺型(60.8%的患者夜间血压下降率>10%);而RVH组夜间血压下降率为5.39%,血压曲线呈非勺型(仅有27.50%的患者夜间血压下降率>10%).结论 RVH患者动态血压均值、脉压和血压负荷明显增加,昼夜节律减弱.

Abstract：

Objective To compare 24 h ambulatory blood pressure changes between patients with renovascular hypertension and essential hypertension.Methods The 24 h ambulatory blood pressure of patients with age and gender matched renovascular hypertension (RVH, n=51) was compared with that of patients with essential hypertension (EH, n=51).Results The 24 h, daytime and nighttime systolic blood pressures(SBP),diastolic blood pressures(DBP) and pulse pressures (PP) in RVH were significantly higher than in EH (all P<0.05), especially the nocturnal SBP (P<0.05). The SBP and DBP loads in RVH were 58.96% and 35.98% respectively, while blood pressure loads were around 20.00% in EH (P<0.05). In patients with RVH, The nocturnal blood pressure fall was 5.39%, and only 27.50% patients were dippers, while the nocturnal blood pressure fall was 10.36% and 60.8% patients were dippers in EH.Conclusion RVH patients have higher dynamic BP, PP, BP loads and blunted diurnal rhythm compared to those with EH.     

高血压病合并2型糖尿病患者动态血压与CAVI及ABI相关性研究

目的探讨高血压病（EH）及合并2型糖尿病（T2DM）患者24 h动态血压水平及与心踝血管指数（CAVI）、踝臂指数（ABI）的相关性。方法随机入选90例高血压病患者,分为单纯高血压病组（EH组,n=47）,高血压病伴糖尿病组（EH＋T2DM组,n=43）。所有入选者进行24 h动态血压监测,CAVI、ABI指标及颈动脉超声检查。对两组上述指标进行比较,并对动态血压与CAVI、ABI进行直线相关分析。结果与EH组患者比较,EH＋T2DM组患者各时段的平均收缩压（SBP）、脉压（PP）、收缩压负荷（SBP-L）及CAVI呈增高趋势,而ABI和夜间血压下降率降低,两组比较均有统计学差异（P均〈0.05）。EH组患者杓型血压占42.5%,EH＋T2DM杓型血压占23.3%,两组比较有统计学差异（P〈0.05）。CAVI与24 h平均收缩压（24 hSBP）、夜间平均收缩压（nSBP）、24 h平均脉压差（24 hPP）、日间平均脉压差（dPP）、夜间平均脉压差（nPP）、夜间收缩压负荷（nSBP-L）、夜间舒张压负荷（nDBP-L）呈正相关,ABI与24 hSBP、白天平均收缩压（dSBP）、dPP、白天收缩压负荷（dSBP-L）、nSBP-L等指标呈负相关。结论合并T2DM可增加EH患者收缩压、脉压及收缩压负荷水平,并加速动脉硬化的进展。     

Circadian blood pressure variation in patients with type 2 diabetes--relationship to macro- and microvascular subclinical organ damage

Aims

To explore the association between nocturnal blood pressure (BP) dipper status and macro- and microvascular organ damage in type 2 diabetes.

Methods

Cross-sectional data from 663 patients with type 2 diabetes, aged 55–66 years, were analysed. Nurses measured office BP and ambulatory BP during 24 h. Individuals with ≥10% difference in nocturnal systolic blood pressure (SBP) relative to daytime values were defined as dippers. Non-dippers were defined as <10% nocturnal decrease in SBP. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was calculated and microalbuminuria was measured by albumin:creatinine ratio (ACR). Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) was measured with applanation tonometry over the carotid and femoral arteries.

Results

We identified 433 dippers and 230 subjects with a nocturnal non-dipping pattern. Nocturnal SBP dipping was independently of office SBP associated with decreased PWV (p = 0.008), lower ACR (p = 0.001) and NT-proBNP (p = 0.001) and increased GFR (p < 0.001).

Conclusions

We conclude that diurnal BP variation provides further information about early macro- and microvascular subclinical organ damage that goes beyond standardized office BP measurements in patients with type 2 diabetes.     

Nighttime blood pressure and nocturnal dipping are associated with daytime urinary sodium excretion in African subjects

Blood pressure (BP) follows a circadian rhythm, with 10% to 15% lower values during nighttime than during daytime. The absence of a nocturnal BP decrease (dipping) is associated with target organ damage, but the determinants of dipping are poorly understood. We assessed whether the nighttime BP and the dipping are associated with the circadian pattern of sodium excretion. Ambulatory BP and daytime and nighttime urinary electrolyte excretion were measured simultaneously in 325 individuals of African descent from 73 families. When divided into sex-specific tertiles of day:night ratios of urinary sodium excretion rate, subjects in tertile 1 (with the lowest ratio) were 6.5 years older and had a 9.8-mm Hg higher nighttime systolic BP (SBP) and a 23% lower SBP dipping (expressed in percentage of day value) compared with subjects in tertile 3 (P for trend <0.01). After adjustment for age, the SBP difference across tertiles decreased to 5.4 mm Hg (P=0.002), and the SBP dipping difference decreased to 17% (P=0.05). A similar trend across tertiles was found with diastolic BP. In multivariate analyses, daytime urinary sodium and potassium concentrations were independently associated with nighttime SBP and SBP dipping (P<0.05 for each). These data, based on a large number of subjects, suggest that the capacity to excrete sodium during daytime is a significant determinant of nocturnal BP and dipping. This observation may help us to understand the pathophysiology and clinical consequences of nighttime BP and to develop therapeutic strategies to normalize the dipping profile in hypertensive patients.     

Ambulatory blood pressure in the dash diet trial: Effects of race and albuminuria

We evaluated whether low‐grade albuminuria or black race modulates ambulatory blood pressure (BP) or nocturnal BP response to the DASH diet. Among 202 adults enrolled in the DASH multicenter trial who were fed the DASH or control diet for 8 weeks, reductions in 24‐hour daytime and nighttime SBP and DBP were significantly larger for DASH compared to control. Median changes in nocturnal BP dipping were not significant. Compared to urine albumin excretion of <7 mg/d, ≥7 mg/d was associated with larger significant median reductions in 24‐hour SBP (?7.3 vs ?3.1 mm Hg), all measures of DBP (24‐hour: ?5.9 vs ?1.8 mm Hg; daytime: ?9.9 vs ?4.0 mm Hg; nighttime ?9.0 vs ?2.0 mm Hg), and with increased nocturnal SBP dipping (2.3% vs ?0.5%). Black race was associated with larger median reduction in 24‐hour SBP only (?5.5 vs ?2.4 mm Hg). This analysis suggests greater effect of DASH on ambulatory BP in the presence of low‐grade albuminuria.     

Cystatin c and blood pressure: Results of 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

BackgroundThe relationship between kidney function and blood pressure (BP) components has been studied in chronic kidney disease patients. Whether cystatin C, a marker of kidney function, is associated in the normal range with systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), and pulse pressure (PP) obtained using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring has not been previously studied.MethodsThe sample subjects were 53 males and 34 females, mean age was 59.3 ± 13.5 years. 76% were receiving antihypertensive drug treatment. Kidney function was evaluated by measuring serum cystatin C. Microalbuminuria was measured in a 24 h urine collection. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was estimated using the abbreviated Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equations. The ambulatory BP was measured non-invasively for 24 h by the Spacelab devices programmed to measure BP every 15 min during daytime and every 20 min during nighttime.ResultsThe highest quartile of cystatin C distribution showed an older age and worsel parameters of renal function (cystatin C, serum creatinine and GFR) than the other groups. No differences for gender or diabetes were found. 24 h SBP and PP were higher in the fourth quartile compared to the fist one (p < 0.01). 24 h DBP was lower for the patients in the fourth quartile of cystatin C compared which any one of the other groups (p < 0.001). The relationship between cystatin C, as well as GFR, with SBP and PP was statistically significant as renal function comes down. Contrariwise, as cystatin C increases DBP declines; but the correlation with GFR measured through MDRD 4 is not significant. In the same way, no correlation was found for GFR and microalbuminuria, but there was a statistically significant positive relationship between cystatin C and microalbuminuria severity (p < 0.01). Multivariate regression analysis confirms these findings.ConclusionsBoth SBP and pulse pressure were significantly associated with kidney function. DBP was negatively correlated with cystatin C concentrations but not with GFR. Cystatin C shows a positive relationship with microalbuminura severity. Cystatin C might have cardiovascular effects beyond its use as a marker of the renal function.     

阻塞型睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征患者的血压变异性研究

目的 本研究旨在探讨阻塞型睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征(OSAHS)患者的睡眠呼吸紊乱指数(AHI)、夜间血氧饱和度及昼夜血压变异性之间的关系.方法 记录51例OSAHS患者的体质量指数、睡眠监测结果(包括呼吸紊乱指数、夜间最低血氧饱和度、夜间平均血氧饱和度)、24 h动态血压结果(包括昼夜平均收缩压和舒张压、白天平均收缩压和舒张压)等.将OSAHS患者的血压变异性分为三组进行讨论.通过SPSS 13.0进行数据统计,分析相关性.结果 本研究共招募患者51例(48.8±13.3)岁.统计结果表明,血压波动类型与OSAHS严重程度有关,重度OSAHS组中,出现异常血压波动的人数比例明显高于另外两组.AHI与昼夜平均收缩压和舒张压、白天平均收缩压、夜间平均收缩压、舒张压均显著相关(P＜0.01),与白天平均舒张压相关(P＜0.05);睡眠中最低血氧饱和度与昼夜平均舒张压相关(P＜0.05),与夜间平均舒张压显著相关(P＜0.01).结论 OSAHS的严重程度是夜间血压升高的一个重要因素,并且影响昼夜血压变异性.无论患者是否被诊断为高血压,24 h动态血压监测在OSAHS患者中都是必要的检查之一.

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Objective This study was designed to evaluate the correlations among AHI, night-time SaO2 min,average nocturnal SaO2, HT and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (24 h-ABP) patterns. Methods All subjects were advised to take a whole night PSG and 24 h-ABP. All data (including average nocturnal SBP and DBP,daytime SBP and DBP) were collected in subjects who met the inclusion criteria.The 24 h-ABP patterns in OSAHS patients were classified into three types. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 13.0 for windows. Results 51 participants (48.8±13.3) y were enrolled in the study.Statistic results suggest that individuals with moderate to severe SDB showed significantly more BP variation. There was statistically significant association between AHI and 24-hour average BP, daytime SBP, nighttime DBP and SBP ( P ＜0.01) ,and also relation between AHI and SBP ( P ＜0. 05). AHI was significantly correlated with increased nighttime BP. Conclusions The severity of OSAHS is an important factor in nocturnal elevation of BP, hence affecting the circadian variation of BP. Noninvasive 24 h-ABP monitoring is an important procedure for understanding the clinical features of OSAHS patients with or without hypertension.     

Relationships between new risk factors and circadian blood pressure variation in untreated subjects with essential hypertension

Recently a growing amount of interest has been focused on new risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as insulin, leptin, homocysteine, and urinary albumin excretion (UAE). Furthermore, the absence of a nocturnal blood pressure (BP) decrease is emerging as an index for future target organ damage. In the present study we aimed to determine the relationship between these risk factors and circadian BP variations in essential hypertensive subjects.One hundred six patients, aged 54 ± 7 years, with stage I–II untreated hypertension were classified as dippers and nondippers according to the diurnal variation of >10% between mean daytime and nighttime systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) in 24-h noninvasive ambulatory BP monitoring. Venous blood samples were drawn for determination of insulin, leptin, and homocysteine plasma levels, whereas UAE was evaluated in three consecutive 24-h urine samples. Nondippers compared to dippers had significantly greater hemodynamic load and higher UAE (by 17 mg/24 h, P < .05). The two groups did not differ regarding serum insulin, plasma leptin, and homocysteine levels. In the entire population, leptin was positively correlated with age, body mass index, 24-h DBP, fasting serum insulin, and plasma homocysteine levels, whereas homocysteine levels were significantly related to 24-h SBP and DBP values. Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that only UAE was significantly related with nocturnal SBP and DBP decrease (P < .05 for both). These findings suggest that the increased UAE observed in nondipper hypertensive subjects possibly represents a useful indicator for future target organ damage.     

Significance of mean blood pressure for blood pressure control

The significance of pulse pressure (PP) and mean blood pressure (MBP) for blood pressure (BP) control is unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between PP and MBP and BP control. We obtained home BP measurements for 117 patients aged 40-75 years with either office systolic BP (SBP) >or= 140 mmHg or office diastolic BP (DBP) >or= 90 mmHg. Patients were treated with 1 to 2 antihypertensive drugs for 6 months to achieve home SBP < 135 mmHg and home DBP < 85 mmHg. At follow-up, 72 patients were taking a single drug with good BP control, 23 were taking two drugs with good BP control, and 22 were taking two drugs without good BP control. Although office SBP and DBP at baseline were similar in the three groups, home SBP and DBP at baseline in the single drug group were lowest among the three groups (P < 0.01). Home MBP at baseline in the single drug group was lowest among the three groups (P < 0.01). Home PP at baseline was highest in the two-drug without good control group (P < 0.001). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, only home MBP at baseline was significantly correlated with a lack of BP control. Home MBP rather than home PP is associated with achieving adequate BP control.     

高血压患者血压和心率昼夜节律变化与左心室肥厚的关系

目的探讨原发性高血压患者血压和心率24h昼夜节律变化与左心室肥厚的关系。方法对初发未治疗高血压患者296例进行动态血压监测分析,根据患者夜间血压和心率均值较白天平均值下降是否超过10%,将患者分为4组:杓型血压和心率组(血压和心率均杓型,n=163)、非杓型血压组(血压非杓型,心率杓型,n=62)、非杓型心率组(血压杓型,心率非杓型,n=42)、非杓型血压和心率组(血压和心率均非杓型,n=29)。对4组间相关临床资料、超声心动图结果进行比较。结果高血压患者收缩压和舒张压非杓型率分别为25%和27%,非杓型心率的比例为24%。非杓型血压和心率组、非杓型血压组、非杓型心率组左心房内径(LAD)、左心室舒张末期内径(LVEDD)、室间隔厚度(IVST)和左心室质量指数(LVMI)明显高于杓型血压和心率组(均P<0.05),其中非杓型血压和心率组上述指标明显高于其他3组(均P<0.05),非杓型血压组、非杓型心率组之间差异无统计学意义。Logistic回归分析显示,年龄、24h平均收缩压、24h平均舒张压、夜间平均收缩压、夜间平均舒张压、非杓型血压、非杓型心率与左心室肥厚的发生密切相关。经调整相关指标后,非杓型血压和非杓型心率使左心室肥厚发生风险分别增加56%和32%。结论高血压患者血压和心率昼夜节律变化与左心室肥厚明显相关。     

动脉粥样硬化性肾动脉狭窄患者24小时动态血压特征及靶器官损害相关研究

目的探讨动脉粥样硬化性肾动脉狭窄(ARAS)患者24 h动态血压、昼夜节律变化特征及靶器官损害。方法选择2014年1月~2018年12月在上海交通大学医学院附属瑞金医院高血压科连续住院的ARAS患者121例(ARAS组),另选择同期年龄、性别、体质量指数和高血压病程等匹配的原发性高血压(EH)患者418例(EH组),观察并比较2组诊室及24 h动态血压及靶器官损害的差异。结果与EH组比较,ARAS组诊室收缩压[(155±23)mm Hg(1mm Hg=0.133k Pa)vs(145±22)mm Hg,P<0.01]、诊室脉压[(75±20)mm Hg vs(65±18)mm Hg,P<0.01]、24h收缩压[(143±19)mm Hg vs(130±16)mm Hg,P<0.01]、昼间收缩压[(145±18)mm Hg vs(133±16)mm Hg,P<0.01]、夜间收缩压[(138±21)mm Hg vs(123±18)mm Hg,P<0.01]、夜间舒张压[(75±12)mm Hg vs(73±10)mm Hg,P<0.05]明显升高,差异有统计学意义。与EH组比较,ARAS组杓型血压比例明显降低,反杓型血压比例明显升高(P<0.05)。校正相关因素后,与EH组比较,ARAS组颈动脉内膜中层厚度、左心室质量指数及血浆N末端B型钠尿肽前体水平明显升高,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论ARAS患者收缩压及夜间血压较高,更多表现为反杓型血压。有独立于血压及肾功能水平更严重的靶器官损害。     

Ambulatory blood pressure in type 2 diabetic patients with albuminuria: relation to the renal function and structural lesions

BACKGROUND/AIMS: To investigate possible relationships between ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and renal structure and function in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS: Renal biopsies were performed on 39 patients with urine albumin concentrations above 100 mg/l. BP was investigated with a 24-h, automated, portable BP device. RESULTS: None of the patients in the study had signs of other renal disease than nephrosclerosis or diabetic nephropathy. Ten patients had slight, 13 intermediate, and 6 severe diabetic nephropathy on the renal biopsy. Among the remaining patients, 4 had normal microscopy findings and 6 had nephrosclerosis. The degree of albuminuria correlated to the systolic BP during the day (r = .43; P < .01) and night (r = .49; P < .01). The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was associated with the systolic BP daytime (r = -.32; P < .05) and nighttime (r = -.47; P < .01). Neither degree of albuminuria nor GFR was associated with the diastolic BP levels. The degree of the glomerular pathology correlated to the systolic BP during daytime (P < .05), whereas the degree of interstitial fibrosis did not correlate to the BP levels. CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated that degree of albuminuria and GFR was significantly associated with daytime and nocturnal BP and glomerular structure with daytime BP. Furthermore, no renal disease other than diabetic nephropathy was found.     

Differences in exercise blood pressure response between dipper and non-dipper elderly patients with essential hypertension

We evaluated the circadian variation and exercise stress response patterns of blood pressure (BP) in elderly patients with essential hypertension. Ambulatory BP monitoring for 48 hours every 30 minutes, and treadmill exercise test using a Bruce protocol at PM 3 to 5 were performed in 49 untreated patients with hypertension. Mean daytime (awake), and night-time (sleeping) systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) values were analyzed by reviewing the patients' diaries, and the nocturnal reduction rate (NRR) of SBP and DBP were calculated according to the following formula. NRR (%) = [(daytime mean-nighttime mean)/daytime mean] x 100. The patients were divided into two groups according to the presence (dipper, n = 25) or absence (non-dipper, n = 24) of a reduction in both SBP and DBP during the night by an average of more than 10% of the daytime BP. Mean values of SBP and DBP measured over 48 hours in the dipper and non-dipper groups were similar. Responses of SBP to dynamic exercise at 2 to 5 minutes in the non-dipper group were significantly smaller than those in the dipper group (p < 0.05). Non-dipper patients with hypertension responded to dynamic exercise stress with smaller increases in SBP than did those in the dipper group. The differences in BP responses to exercise may affect the circadian blood pressure profile in dipper and non-dipper elderly patients with essential hypertension.     

70岁以上老年心血管病患者肾功能与动态血压分析

目的研究70岁以上老年心血管病患者肾功能与动态血压的关系。方法对因为心血管疾病住院的84例老年患者（70～87岁）以简化MDRD公式估算肾小球滤过率（GFR）,以GFR〈60ml/（min.1.73m2）定为慢性肾功能不全,与同期肾功能正常者比较24h动态血压各参数的变化。结果（1）肾功能不全组（44例）平均收缩压（SBP）〉130mmHg者及冠心病、糖尿病、心力衰竭患病人数明显多于对照组;高血压及非＂杓型＂血压病例数两组比较差异无统计学意义。（2）肾功能不全组平均脉压（PP）明显高于对照组,最高舒张压（DBPmax）、舒张压波动幅度（ΔDBP）明显低于对照组。（3）患者年龄与SBP、PP、夜间SBP（nSBP）及夜间SBP负荷正相关;血清肌酐（SCr）与PP、最低SBP、nSBP正相关,与DBPmax、ΔDBP负相关,GFR呈对应改变;在控制年龄因素后,SCr与PP、nSBP相关性依然显著。结论老年心血管病患者PP增大、nSBP增高和DBPmax、ΔDBP降低与肾功能损害有关,肾功能不全患者中更多的患有冠心病、糖尿病、心力衰竭,并存在更为明显的动态血压变化。     

Low ambulatory blood pressure is associated with lower cognitive function in healthy elderly men

INTRODUCTION: Low blood pressure (BP) has been found to be associated with cerebrovascular damage in the elderly. Studies of the relation of ambulatory BP to cognitive function in elderly persons aged 80 years or above is lacking, however. METHODS: Ninety-seven 81-year-old men from the population study 'Men born in 1914' underwent ambulatory BP monitoring and were given a cognitive test battery, 79 subjects completing all six tests. Low ambulatory systolic blood pressure (SBP) was defined as <130 mmHg and low ambulatory diastolic blood pressure (DBP) as <80 mmHg (corresponding in terms of office BP to approximately <140 and <90 mmHg, respectively). Odds ratios (OR) for lower cognitive function were calculated using a forward stepwise logistic regression model, controlling for confounding factors. RESULTS: Subjects with ambulatory SBP <130 mmHg had higher OR values for daytime (OR 2.6; P=0.037), nighttime (OR 3.6; P=0.032) and 24h (OR 2.6; P=0.038) BP measurements. A lower cognitive function was associated with lower nighttime SBP and DBP levels and lower 24-h mean SBP compared to subjects with higher cognitive function. OR values connected to low nocturnal SBP, had a tendency to be particularly high among subjects on anti-hypertensive drugs (OR 9.1; P=0.067, n.s.). CONCLUSION: Ambulatory SBP levels <130 mmHg and lower nighttime SBP and DBP were associated with lower cognitive function in healthy elderly men. Further investigation is needed to ascertain the effects of the presently recommended treatment goal of <140 mmHg for office SBP also on elderly over 80 years of age.     

Ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure (AMBP) in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism

The purpose of our study was to evaluate the behaviour of blood pressure (BP) by ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure (AMBP) in 53 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) compared to 100 essential hypertensive (EH) and 31 healthy subjects (HS). The correlations between calcium-phosphorus metabolism and haemodynamic parameters in all groups are included in the study. AMBP was performed using the oscillometric technique (Space-Labs, 90207, Redmond, WA, USA) and the following AMBP parameters were evaluated: average day time systolic (S) and diastolic (D) blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) (when awake), average night time SBP, DBP and HR (when asleep) and average 24-h-SBP, DBP and HR. The definition of 'dipper' or 'non-dipper' subjects was established if night time SBP and DBP fall was >10% and <10%, respectively. In total, 25 PHPT patients (47.2%) were hypertensive (HT-PHPT) and 28 PHPT (52.8%) were normotensive (NT-PHPT). Mean 24-h-SBP and DBP obtained by AMBP was higher in HT-PHPT (P < 0.05) and EH (P < 0.05) than in NT-PHPT and HS. The multiple linear regression has shown that in PHPT-HT patients ionized calcium is an independent factor for the rise of 24-h-DBP values (r: 0.497; P < 0.05) and daytime DBP values (r: 0.497; P < 0.05). In 56% of HT-PHPT patients there is an absence of physiological BP nocturnal fall ('non-dipper'), which is statistically significant (P < 0.05) compared with 'non-dipper' EH patients (30%). In conclusion, in our study the prevalence of hypertension in PHPT was 47%. AMBP revealed that the 'non-dipping 'pattern was much higher in HT-PHPT patients in respect to EH patients.     

High heritability of ambulatory blood pressure in families of East African descent

We estimated the heritability of ambulatory systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and pulse pressure (PP) in east African families with at least 2 hypertensive siblings and living in the Seychelles islands (Indian Ocean). The sample consisted of 314 individuals (147 men and 167 women), both normotensive and hypertensive, from 76 pedigrees (mean+/-SD of 4.1+/-2.8 persons per pedigree). After a 2-week off-treatment period, daytime and nighttime ambulatory blood pressure (BP) was monitored. Office BP was measured with a standard mercury sphygmomanometer. We estimated by maximum likelihood the age- and sex-adjusted heritabilities from the additive polygenic component of the variance of the traits allowing for the presence of other familial correlations. We also adjusted for ascertainment (ie, for the fact that 2 siblings had to be hypertensive) and examined the effect of adjusting for body mass index, 24-hour urinary excretion of sodium and potassium, plasma renin activity, and plasma aldosterone concentration. Heritability estimates (+/-SE) for ambulatory SBP, DBP, and PP were, respectively, 0.37+/-0.12/0.24+/-0.12/0.54+/-0.12 for daytime and 0.34+/-0.13/ 0.37+/-0.15/0.47+/-0.12 for nighttime measurements (P<0.05 for all estimates). Heritability estimates for office SBP, DBP, and PP were, respectively, 0.20+/-0.11, 0.05+/-0.09, and 0.37+/-0.12. Heritability estimates for SBP varied markedly according to whether participants were treated for hypertension at baseline. The present data show that ambulatory BP and PP have a high heritability in families of African descent. They also demonstrate that antihypertensive treatment and the number of BP measurements have a major influence on the heritability estimates.     

Evaluation of the Antihypertensive Effect of Barnidipine, a Dihydropyridine Calcium Entry Blocker, as Determined by the Ambulatory Blood Pressure Level Averaged for 24 h, Daytime, and Nighttime

We evaluated the effect of barnidipine, a dihydropyridine calcium antagonist, administered once daily in the morning in a dose of 5, 10, or 15 mg on ambulatory blood pressure (BP) in 34 patients (51.3 ± 9.6 years). Hypertension was diagnosed based on the clinic BP. The patients were classified into groups according to the ambulatory BP: group 1, dippers with true hypertension; group 2, nondippers with true hypertension; group 3, dippers with false hypertension; and Group 4, nondippers with false hypertension. Barnidipine reduced the clinic systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) in all groups and significantly reduced the average 24 h ambulatory BP (133.0 ± 16.5/90.7 ± 12.3 mm Hg v 119.7 ± 13.7/81.8 ± 10.3 mm Hg, P < .0001 for both SBP and DBP). Barnidipine significantly reduced the daytime ambulatory SBP in groups 1, 2, and 3, but not in group 4, and significantly reduced daytime ambulatory DBP in group 1 but not in groups 2, 3, and 4. Barnidipine significantly reduced the nighttime ambulatory SBP only in group 2 and the nighttime ambulatory DBP in groups 2 and 4. Once-a-day administration of barnidipine influenced 24 h BP on true hypertensives (the ratio of the trough to peak effect > 50%), but had minimal effect on low BP such as the nocturnal BP in dippers and the ambulatory BP in false hypertensives. These findings suggest that barnidipine can be used safely in patients with isolated clinic (“white coat”) hypertension and in those with dipping patterns of circadian BP variation whose nocturnal BP is low before treatment.     

24-h ambulatory blood pressure, daytime and nighttime urinary albumin and retinol-binding protein excretion in type I diabetic patients

We studied 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (SBP, DBP), actual glycemic control assessed from seven blood glucose measurements, 16-h daytime and 8-h nighttime urinary excretion of albumin (UAE) and retinol-binding protein (URBP) in 20 normoalbuminuric (group A, nighttime UAE < 20 μg/min) and 20 microalbuminuric and low-proteinuric type I diabetic patients (group B, nighttime UAE 20–500 μg/min) matched for age and diabetes duration. Glycemic control was similar in the two groups. Daytime and nighttime SBP and DBP were higher in group B compared to group A (p < 0.01). Nighttime decrease in SBP and DBP correlated with nighttime decrease in UAE in group B (p < 0.05, p < 0.001), but not in group A. There was no correlation between BP and actual glycemic control in either group. We found higher daytime and nighttime URBP in group B compared to group A (p < 0.05). We conclude that, in microalbuminuric and low-proteinuric patients, daytime and nighttime BP was elevated but still in the normal or borderline range, and nighttime decrease in BP correlated with nighttime decrease in UAE but not with actual glycemic control. Increased URBP in these patients suggests slightly impaired proximal tubular function in early stages of diabetic nephropathy.     

Quantitative study of circadian variations of ambulatory blood pressure in Chinese healthy, hypertensive, and diabetes subjects

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) recorded abundant data of BP and heart rate (HR) variations with even more derived parameters for evaluation of BP. Using our ABP database system established recently, we studied quantitatively the data of 24-hr ABP in Chinese. First, 155 Chinese were divided into three groups: 50 healthy subjects (C) of 20 men and 30 women, aged 60.0 +/- 10.3 (SD) years; 58 hypertensive patients (H, mild or moderate hypertension) of 33 men and 25 women, aged 59.4 +/- 8.0 years; 47 diabetes patients (D, type 2 diabetes, all were normotensive and with no insulin treatment) with 28 men and 19 women, aged 61.0 +/- 8.5 years. Then 24-hr ABP was monitored by TM-2421 Monitor and data were analyzed by ABP database, cosinor method, and conventional statistics. Our results were 4-fold: 1) systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), HR, rate-pressure product (HR x SBP) showed circadian variations, and significant circadian rhythms were confirmed by cosinor method in all groups. MESOR (midline estimate statistic of rhythm) differed significantly among three groups (H had the highest and C had the lowest values); 2) BP means (SBP, DBP, pulse pressure [PP], and HR x SBP) and BP loads (SBP, DBP, and PP) showed significant differences among the groups (H and D had higher values than that of C); 3) there were no significant differences of BP variability (BPV) of SBP, DBP, and PP among the groups; 4) areas under curve of BP (SBP, DBP, and PP) in H were significantly higher than in C and there was no significant difference between H and D. We concluded that ABPM can offer abundant information on BP evaluation by its direct recording data and derived parameters. The computerized way of treating the large numbers of ABPM values supplies a useful tool in evaluation of BP. Our results suggest that clinically normotensive diabetes patients had some pathological alterations in their BP systems.