Describing and interpreting 24-hour blood pressure patterns in physiologic pregnancy.
The time course of blood pressure in clinically healthy (pregnant and nonpregnant) women was followed by automatic ambulatory monitoring. Chronobiologic methods revealed the time course of dynamic rhythm characteristics as a function of gestational age. Differences were found between nonpregnant and pregnant women with an overall lowering during pregnancy of the rhythm-adjusted midline estimating statistic of rhythm (mesor).
Cugini
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P
Department of Endocrine Pathophysiology, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Italy.
Di Palma
L
L
Battisti
P
P
Leone
G
G
Pachí
A
A
Paesano
R
R
Masella
C
C
Stirati
G
G
Pierucci
A
A
Rocca
A R
AR
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors