Accumulating evidence suggests that the molecular circadian clock is crucial in blood
pressure (BP) control. Circadian rhythms are controlled by the central clock, which resides in …

Although hypertension is the most prevalent treatable vascular risk factor, how it causes end-
organ damage and vascular events is poorly understood. Yet, a widespread belief exists that …

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is being used increasingly in both clinical
practice and hypertension research. Although there are many guidelines that emphasize the …

Background The mechanisms by which hypertension causes vascular events are unclear.
Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment focus only on underlying mean blood pressure. We …

We aimed to estimate the prevalence of resistant hypertension through both office and
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in a large cohort of treated hypertensive patients from …

Aim There are limited data on the quality of treated blood pressure (BP) control during
normal daily life, and in particular, the prevalence of 'masked uncontrolled …

Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring has become useful in the diagnosis and
management of hypertensive individuals. In addition to 24-hour values, the circadian …

Cigarette smoking is the single most important risk factor for the development of
cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, the role of nicotine, the addictive component of …

In the past two decades, techniques for the measurement of blood pressure outside the
medical setting have unmasked highly prevalent situations. A significant proportion of …

Methods and results: A total of 2115 treated hypertensive patients with high or very high
added risk were evaluated by means of office and 24-h ABPM. Cardiovascular events and …