Associations between nondipping of nocturnal blood pressure decrease and cardiovascular target organ damage in strictly selected community-dwelling normotensives

Abstract

Normotensive nondipping may not reflect renal damage, but may have a predominant effect on cardiac damage. Nondipping of nocturnal BP seems to be a determinant of cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling, and may result in a cardiovascular risk independent of ambulatory BP levels in normotensives.