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Response to Nondipping in Patients With Hypertension

Manuel GorostidiJulian SeguraLuis M. RuilopeJosep RedonAlejandro De La SierraJosé R. Banegas

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medicine.medical_specialtyAmbulatory blood pressureEveningbusiness.industryNocturnalSiestaEndocrinologyInternal medicineEmergency medicineInternal MedicinemedicineIn patientbusinessMorning

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We thank Ben-Dov and Bursztyn for their interest in our article1 and also for their positive feedback and criticism.2 We would like to try to answer directly to the 3 points raised in their letter. First, is siesta influencing the nocturnal BP dip? In the Spanish ambulatory blood pressure monitoring registry, the daytime period was calculated from the time of wake-up in the morning to the time of going to bed in the evening. However, in our opinion, 2 aspects minimize a possible …

https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.131250