Chronobiologic assessment of antihypertensive therapy.
This paper is an example of the clinical application of chronobiologic methods to the diagnosis of the major killers of modern societies, i.e., hypertension. Passing from the description of the methodology to clinical examples, the article provides convincing evidence of the importance of the chronodiagnostic approach to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring not only for a more accurate diagnosis, but also for a more appropriate therapy.
Tamura
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Second Department of Medicine, Yamanashi Medical College, Japan.
Kohno
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Tsuruta
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Ijiri
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Nakamura
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D002909:Chronobiology Phenomena; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents