Abstract
Objective. To study the benefits of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) for diagnosing «masked» arterial hypertension (AH) in young men and characteristics of the blood pressure daily profile in this group. Design and methods. 224 men were examined; Among them 100 men were aged 18-30 years, mean age was 23,6 [22,8-24,3] years. Clinical study and instrumental (ABPM) examination were performed. Results and conclusions. It is reasonable to use ABPM as obligatory method to diagnose «masked» AH in young subjects, since in 1/3 cases ABPM data confirm AH when office BP is normal. Main types of alteration of night BP decrease included «over-dipper» (16,0 %) and «non-dipper» (33,0 %) types in young subjects, while «non-dipper» type was predominant (48,4 %) in middle-aged group.
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