It remains uncertain whether abnormal dipping patterns of nocturnal blood pressure
influence the prognosis for stroke. We studied stroke events in 575 older Japanese patients …

Accumulating evidence suggests that both the intrauterine environment and growth during
early life can influence the development of chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as …

ContextBlood pressure (BP) measurement in clinicians' offices with a mercury
sphygmomanometer has numerous drawbacks. In contrast, the use of home BP …

Empirical studies on job strain and cardiovascular disease (CVD), their internal validity, and
the likely direction of biases were examined. The 17 longitudinal studies had the highest …

Background The prognostic relevance of white-coat hypertension (WCH) and masked
hypertension (MH) is controversial. The aim of this study was to perform an updated meta …

Objective To perform a meta-analysis on the incidence of cardiovascular events in white-
coat hypertension (WCHT), masked and sustained hypertension in comparison with true …

This article reviews the clinical value of ambulatory blood pressure (BP) vis-à-vis the
traditional BP measurements taken in the physician's office or in the hospital. Mention is …

Conclusion Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are the most common life-
threatening and debilitating diseases in the industrialized world. However, the incidence …

Recent advances in wireless technologies, micro-electro-mechanical systems, and
embedded systems enable the popular usage of the Internet of Things (IoT) and wireless …

We investigated the relationship between the day-night blood pressure (BP) dip and the
early morning BP surge in an cohort of 3012 initially untreated subjects with essential …