Characteristics and control of the 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure in patients with metabolic syndrome
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2021
Abstract
Asian countries are facing an increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), which may aggravate the burden of cardiovascular diseases in this region. MetS is closely associated with ambulatory blood pressure (BP). Patients with MetS, compared to those without, had a twofold higher risk of new-onset office, home, or ambulatory hypertension. Furthermore, the risk of new-onset MetS in patients with white-coat, masked and sustained hypertension was also doubled compared to normotensives. High-risk masked hypertension and blunted nighttime BP dipping are common in patients with MetS, suggesting perfect 24-hour BP control with long-acting antihypertensive drugs and early initiation of combination therapy might be especially important for patients with MetS.
Keywords
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, antihypertensive treatment, masked hypertension, metabolic syndrome, non‐, dipping
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81770455],Ministry of Science and Technology [ 2018YFC1704902]
Publication Title
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Volume
23
Issue
3, SI
Publisher
Wiley
Publisher Location
111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA