Aortic knob width is associated with non-dipping blood pressure pattern

Abstract

Widespread hypertension is known risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, renal failure, and cerebrovascular disease [1]. Blood pressure exhibits a circadian rhythm in healthy individuals; starting to decrease later in the evening, reaching its lowest value at midnight, and rising just after waking up in the morning [2]. Drops ≥ 10% in mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure at night compared to the