Night shifts and hypertension

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2022 May;24(5):609-610. doi: 10.1111/jch.14459. Epub 2022 Mar 14.

Author

Peter W de Leeuw¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Abstract

Shift workers may develop increased blood pressure.

Keywords: blood pressure; hypertension; shift work.

© 2022 The Authors. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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MeSH terms

Blood Pressure / physiology
Circadian Rhythm / physiology
Humans
Hypertension* / epidemiology
Hypertension* / etiology
Work Schedule Tolerance / physiology