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Diurnal blood pressure variations and silent cerebrovascular damage in elderly patients with hypertension.

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1992

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Kazuyuki Shimada, Atsuhiko Kawamoto, Keiji Matsubayashi, Masanori Nishinaga, S. Kimura, Takeaki Ozawa
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Abstract

An absent or lower nocturnal blood pressure fall in elderly hypertensives is associated with silent cerebrovascular damage. In contrast, the presence of a nocturnal fall could prevent the development of hypertensive vascular damage.