Abstract

Objective. To assess the effects of several antihypertensive drugs on diurnal rhythms of blood pressure (BP) in sleep deprivation. Design and methods. The research included 58 patients with initial stages and levels of arterial hypertension (AH) divided into four groups (no medication, lisinopril, metoprolol, anaprilin before night with sleep deprivation). All patients underwent 24-hour blood pressure monitoring during the day with and without sleep deprivation. Results. Sleep deprivation was found to cause either inversion of daily blood pressure profile (DBPP) with higher night BP values, or at least reduction of night BP dipping. Among all mentioned medications only Anaprilin had some corrective effect on DBPP in sleep deprivation, and it can be recommended for night workers with arterial hypertension immediately before a night shift.

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