{"id":6205,"date":"2020-11-09T12:18:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T06:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/news\/?p=6205"},"modified":"2022-03-12T14:57:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T09:27:01","slug":"high-blood-pressure-while-you-sleep-raises-risk-of-heart-attack-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/high-blood-pressure-while-you-sleep-raises-risk-of-heart-attack-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"High blood pressure while you sleep raises risk of heart attack, stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Source – https:\/\/www.studyfinds.org\/<\/p>\n

TOCHIGI, Japan \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0People who have high blood pressure while asleep are more likely to suffer cardiovascular disease, especially heart failure, in the future, a new study reveals. In fact, researchers at Jichi Medical University in Japan warn that even when a patient\u2019s daytime blood pressure is within normal ranges, they are still more likely to have a\u00a0heart attack\u00a0or a stroke.<\/p>\n

Medical practitioners typically use in-office and daytime blood pressure measurements to determine a patient\u2019s\u00a0hypertension\u00a0medication needs and dosages.\u00a0But many patients may have undetected high blood pressure while sleeping, also known as nocturnal hypertension, scientists say.<\/p>\n

\u201cNighttime blood pressure is increasingly being recognized as a predictor of cardiovascular risk,\u201d says\u00a0lead author Professor Kazuomi Kario,\u00a0a professor of cardiovascular medicine, in\u00a0a statement\u00a0to the American Heart Association.\u00a0\u201cThis study provides much more in-depth information about the cardiovascular risk associated with high nighttime blood pressure and different nighttime blood pressure phenotypes than have been reported previously.\u201d<\/p>\n

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