Melatonin reduces night blood pressure in patients with nocturnal hypertension.

Grossman E., Laudon M., Yalcin R., Zengil H., Peleg E., Sharabi Y., ...Daha Fazla

The American journal of medicine, cilt.119, sa.10, ss.898-902, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 119 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.02.002
  • Dergi Adı: The American journal of medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.898-902
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: melatonin, nocturnal blood pressure, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

PURPOSE: Nocturnal hypertension is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. A blunted nocturnal surge in melatonin excretion has been described in nondipping hypertensive patients. We therefore studied the potency of melatonin to reduce nighttime blood pressure (BP) in treated hypertensive patients with nocturnal hypertension.