Hourly Rhythms in Blood Pressure in Persons With Normal and Elevated Pressures
Authors: Selma C. Mueller, George E. Brown
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1930)

Article1 June 1930Hourly Rhythms in Blood Pressure in Persons With Normal and Elevated PressuresSELMA C. MUELLER, M.D., GEORGE E. BROWN, M.D.SELMA C. MUELLER, M.D., GEORGE E. BROWN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-3-12-1190 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt has been known that the systemic blood pressure is not fixed, but is subject to variations from moment to moment and from hour to hour. Many workers have called attention to this variability of the blood pressure, particularly in certain forms of essential hypertension. It, however, has not been demonstrated whether there is any constant rhythm or variation in vasomotor activity in the curve of twenty-four hours. 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