Volume 71, Issue 9, Pages 855-860 (May 2007) Circadian blood pressure: Clinical implications based on the pathophysiology of its variability A.J. Peixoto, W.B. White Kidney International Volume 71, Issue 9, Pages 855-860 (May 2007) DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002130 Copyright © 2007 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Sodium restriction shifts the circadian rhythm of BP from non-dipper to dipper in sodium-sensitive hypertension. Reproduced from Uzu et al.44 MAP=mean arterial pressure. Kidney International 2007 71, 855-860DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5002130) Copyright © 2007 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Mean 24-h, daytime, and night time ambulatory systolic BP with change from baseline after 8 weeks' treatment with HCTZ 50mg/day and chlorthalidone 25mg/day in 30 patients with hypertension. Reproduced from Ernst et al.48 Kidney International 2007 71, 855-860DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5002130) Copyright © 2007 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 The 24-h profile of plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone concentration in normotensive and hypertensive subjects (n=10 per group). Reproduced from Portaluppi et al.54 PA=plasma aldosterone; PRA=plasma renin activity. Kidney International 2007 71, 855-860DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5002130) Copyright © 2007 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions