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Beyond the Daytime: Night-time Blood Pressure and AFib
Speakers: Prof. Dr. G. Parati, Milan, Italy, Prof. M. Pengo, Milan, Italy, Prof. Dr. G. Stergiou, Athens, Greece
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Nocturnal hypertension is associated with higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It can lead, amongst others, to stroke, heart failure and myocardial infarction.
AFib is associated with a 5x greater risk of stroke The lifetime risk for AFib is 1 in 3 individuals¹ and it often occurs with hypertension.
Early detection is key, to allow for prompt and satisfactory disease management to not only control symptoms but also to prevent further complications.²
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¹ Balanis T, Sanner B. Detection of Atrial Fibrillation Using a Home Blood Pressure Monitor. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2021;17:407-414 4
² Hindricks G. et al. ‘’2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). ‘’ European Heart Journal (2020) 00, 1-126.
Program
Why you need to include night-time BP as part of routine hypertension diagnosis protocol
Prof. Dr. G. Parati, Milan, Italy
What you need to know about nighttime home blood pressure measurement
Prof. M. Pengo, Milan, Italy
Risks of uncontrolled hypertension and asymptomatic AFib
Prof. Dr. G. Stergiou, Athens, Greece