title: [The role of heredity and environment in formation of 24-hour blood pressure profile in patients with hypertension (a study of twins)].
abstract: Twenty four hour blood pressure monitoring was carried out in 64 sex concordant pairs of monozygotic and dizygotic hypertensive twins (mean age 52.7-/+3.2 years). Clinico-genetic analysis of quantitative parameters showed that during day awake time systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressures were mainly determined by environmental factors while pulse pressure and heart rate were predominantly affected by genetic factors. Formation of parameters of variability of blood pressure and its biphasic rhythm were under the influence of random (intrafamily) environmental factors.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sharandak
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Korolev
authors.forename: Zh Iu
authors.initials: ZhIu
authors.lastname: Dvorianchikova
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Tseka
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Kirichenko
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Lil'in
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014427:Twins / Q000235:genetics*