Essential Hypertension, Healthy, White Coat Hypertension
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to investigate heart rate variability in patients with white coat hypertension and patients with essential hypertension.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* age 30-70 years * office BP \>150/95 mmHg and 24-h ambulatory BP =/\>135/85 mmHg * office BP \>150/95 mmHg and 24-h ambulatory BP \<135/85 mmHg * office BP \<150/95 mmHg and 24-h ambulatory BP \<135/85 mmHg
Exclusion criteria
* Clinical signs of disease of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, brain or endocrine organs * neoplastic disease * daily use of medicine * alcohol abuse * abnormal laboratory screening including blood-hemoglobin, blood-white cell count, plasma-creatinine, plasma-alanine-amino-transaminases, plasma-albumin, plasma-sodium, plasma-potassium, urinary glucose, urinary albumin; electrocardiogram * pregnancy * unwillingness to participate
Countries
Denmark