Is there an unrecognized type of masked hypertension - "weekend masked hypertension"


Article ID: 4514
Vol 33, Issue 1, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/jbrha4514
Received: 11 September 2018; Accepted: 11 September 2018; Available online: 11 March 2019; Issue release: 11 March 2019

Abstract

There is no reason to believe that excessive alcohol consumption during weekends substantially increases the risk of atrial fibrillation (“Holiday heart syndrome”) but it is not the case with the risk of blood pressure (BP) elevation. Practical implication of this “Weekend - Masked arterial hypertension (MAHT)” is to record 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring also during the weekend, in patients at high risk of MAHT, if recordings during workdays are normal.


Keywords

masked arterial hypertension;atrial fibrillation;alcohol;ambulatory blood pressure monitoring


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