17 Interest of ambulatory blood pressure measurement in the evaluation of cardiovascular load in high altitude workers

Effects of selective and nonselective beta-blockade on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure under hypobaric hypoxia at altitude

“…Although ABPM is one of the most valuable methods to assess the changes in BP and HR over 24 h [19], very limited data are available on the changes in ambulatory BP occurring at high altitude [20][21][22][23]. Our data show that, during relatively short (2-3 days) permanence, high altitude (4559 m) induced a significant increase in systolic and, to a lesser extent in diastolic 24 h BP.…”