Abstract 17447: Experimental Sleep Curtailment Increases 24 - Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Healthy Individuals

Introduction: Voluntary sleep curtailment is escalating in the general population. Mounting epidemiological research identifies chronic sleep deficiency as an independent determinant of cardiovascular diseases, with compelling evidence linking short sleep to incident hypertension. Nonetheless, experimental data supporting a causal relationship are scarce. Hypothesis: We tested the hypothesis that exposure to experimental prolonged sleep...