English |
dipping |
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Part of speech |
n.
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Definition |
Day-night percentage change in blood pressure measurement.
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Definition source |
(3) p. 150
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Context |
It is well known that blood pressure during night-time sleep decreases in comparison to daytime values ("dipping").
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Context source |
(3) p. 162
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Synonym |
nocturnal hypotension
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Subject field |
Cardiology
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Related concept |
blood pressure dip/fall, dipper/non dipper hypertension, dipper/non dipper patient, daytime/diurnal blood pressure
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it |
CADUTA PRESSORIA NOTTURNA
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Note |
The definition of dipping status varies widely across published literature. Some consider it also as a change in SBP alone, others as in DBP alone, or as a combination of the two or as MAP(s. blood pressure).
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