Chronobiology approach to human hypertension.
The present article is aimed to make the status of the art on the diagnosis of hypertension using the non-invasive automated devices for measuring blood pressure (BP) over the 24 h span. The diagnostic procedure is based on specific criteria eminently devoted to the temporal evaluation of the BP 24 h pattern in its variability, either discrete or periodic. The procedure, called "chronodiagnosis of hypertension", is articulated in three procedural levels, each corresponding to a particular chronobiometry of the BP 24 h pattern. The chronodiagnostic procedure is detailed step by step.
Kawasaki
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Institute of Health Science, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Japan.
Cugini
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Di Palma
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D000465:Algorithms; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002909:Chronobiology Phenomena; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index