Temporal Variations of the Cardiovascular System

1. Diurnal Variations in Blood Pressure Rhythms

   1. Field Assessment of Blood Pressure

      1. Factors Associated with Differences in the Diurnal Variation of Blood Pressure in Humans

         • G. A. Harshfield

         Pages 272-282

   2. Behavioral Factors in Blood Pressure Throughout the Day

      1. Effects of Behavioral Rhythms on Blood Pressure Rhythms

         • L. F. Van Egeren

         Pages 283-296

      2. The Relationship Between Self-Reported Emotional Strain and Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

         • H. Schächinger, W. Langewitz, H. Rüddel, W. Schulte

         Pages 297-304

      3. The Effect of Occupational and Domestic Stress on the Diurnal Rhythm of Blood Pressure

         • T. G. Pickering, W. Gerin, G. D. James, C. Pieper, Y. L. Schlussel, P. L. Schnall

         Pages 305-317

      4. Impact of Shifted Sleeping and Working Phases on Diurnal Blood Pressure Rhythm

         • P. Baumgart

         Pages 318-323

   3. Assessment of Blood Pressure Variations in Hypertension

      1. How and How Often Should Blood Pressure Be Measured for Optimum Hypertension Control?

         • S. Eckert, H. Mannebach, H. Ohlmeier, J. Volmar, U. Gleichmann

         Pages 324-331

      2. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders and Nocturnal Hypertension

         • J. Mayer, J. H. Peter

         Pages 332-343

   4. Longterm Variation in Blood Pressure

      1. Seasonal and Environmental Temperature Effects on Arterial Blood Pressure

         • S. Giaconi, S. Ghione

         Pages 344-350

      2. Age-Dependent Variation of Diurnal Blood Pressure Profile in Normotensive Subjects

         • G. Prager, R. Prager, P. Klein

         Pages 351-357

2. Diurnal Variations in Drug Actions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 359-359

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   2. Recent Advances in the Chronopharmacology of Cardiovascular Active Drugs

      • B. Lemmer

      Pages 361-370

   3. Chronopharmacokinetic Aspects with Special Reference to Cardiovascular Drugs

      • B. Bruguerolle

      Pages 371-381

   4. Nocturnal Hemodynamic Effects of Commonly Used Cardiovascular Drugs: Possible Implications for Clinical and Pharmacological Management

      • M. I. Talan

      Pages 382-387

3. Back Matter

   Pages 389-401

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Although it is widely recognized that there are significant variations in the circulation throughout the 24-hour day, these patterns have often been conceived as nuisance variables rather than functional differences. Responses of the circulation are examined here not as stable phenomena, but as integrated functions highly sensitive to environmental conditions, and driven by internal and external pacesetters. In this volume, cardiologists with a primary interest in hypertension or heart disease, chronobiologists, and psychologists join together for the first time to give the reader the opportunity to learn the extent and clinical significance of these changes from a chronobiological, behavioral and physiological perspective.

• artery
• blood pressure
• cardiovascular
• cardiovascular regulation
• cardiovascular system
• circulation
• coronary heart disease
• drugs
• heart
• heart disease
• heart rate
• hemodynamics
• hypertension
• hypertonia
• vascular disease

• Präventiv- und Verhaltensmedizin Abteilung für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover 61, Germany

  Thomas F. H. Schmidt

• Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, Laboratory of Behavioral Sciences, Baltimore, USA

  Bernard T. Engel

• Klinik Roderbirken, Leichlingen/Rhld. 1, Germany

  Gerhard Blümchen

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