title: Ambulatory blood pressure measurement in type-II diabetic patients with autonomic neuropathy.
abstract: The aim of our study was to access the 24-hr ambulatory blood pressure (BP) in diabetic patients with autonomic neuropathy (AN). Twenty-two NIDDM patients without hypertension, being treated with sulfonylureas, were studied. The 24-hr ambulatory blood pressure recordings were performed using portable non-invasive automatic system. Autonomic neuropathy was assessed by standard cardiovascular reflex tests. There were ten patients with and 12 without AN, matched for age, body mass index, duration of diabetes and glycemic control. Mean BP increased at night in four of the subjects with AN and decreased in the remaining 18 patients. The group of subjects with nocturnal increases in BP had more severe autonomic nerve dysfunction compared with those with decreases in nocturnal BP. No significant difference between clinical and ambulatory day-time measurements was found. In three patients with AN after 5 weeks intensified therapy. 24-hr BP did not show any significant difference.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, NIMTS Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Migdalis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zachariadis
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hatzigakis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kourti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kalantzis
mesh_terms: D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin