Abstract
The study was aimed at investigating the effect of alcohol intake and treatment with calcium antagonist on blood pressure and heart rate assessed by ambulatory monitoring. The large circadian amplitude is a testable mechanism possibly underlying the increase in the incidence of morbid events among drinkers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 103-106 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Medica Facultatis Medicae Universitatis Brunensis Masarykianae |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2001 |
Keywords
- Alcohol intake
- Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
- Cosinor analysis
- Essential hypertension