IN OCTOGENARIANS EXTREME DIPPING CARRIES THE SAME RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AS REVERSE DIPPING. AN INSIGHT FROM THE ABP-INTERNATIONAL STUDY

Objective: The prognostic role of blunted nocturnal blood pressure (BP) decline is well established. In contrast, whether extreme dipping is associated with cardiovascular events (CVE) is still debated. The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that the prognostic role of extreme dipping varies as a function of age. Design and method: The analysis was performed in 10,867 participants (53% men) aged 53 ± 15 years (mean ± SD) enrolled...