Circadian blood pressure profile in patients with arterial hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract

The study was devoted to circadian blood pressure profile (CBPP) inpatients with arterial hypertension (AH) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Sixty-four patients with Stage I-II AH and COPD in remission phase, together with 54 COPD-free patients with Stage I-II essential AH, underwent lung function (IF) assessment and 24-hour BP monitoring (BPM). There was no significant difference in CBPP for these two groups. In patients with AH and COPD, CBPP was characterized by "non-dipper" and "night-peaker" patterns associated with high heart rate, that was probably explained by COPD negative impact on AH clinical course. Key words: Arterial hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, circadian blood pressure profile