Nighttime Blood Pressure Patterns and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

CONCLUSION: Women with SLE were more likely to have an altered nighttime BP pattern than controls. In women with SLE, nondipper pattern and nocturnal HTN were independently associated with increased subclinical atherosclerosis measured by PWV.
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Source: J Rheumatol - November 15, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Sabio JM, Martinez-Bordonado J, Sánchez-Berná I, Vargas-Hitos JA, Mediavilla JD, Navarrete-Navarrete N, Zamora-Pasadas M, Ruíz ME, Jiménez-Alonso J Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research