Nondipper: A person in whom there is an absence of the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. Nondipper status has been shown to be an additional risk factor for the development of adverse cardiovascular events. Nondipping is also common after kidney transplant. The opposite of a nondipper is, of course, a dipper (not to be confused with the Big Dipper).
Nondipper: A person in whom there is an absence of the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. Nondipper status has been shown to be an additional risk factor for ...
Diuretics Shift Circadian Rhythm of Blood Pressure From Nondipper to Dipper in Essential Hypertension
Currently, the pathogenesis of nondipper hypertension remains largely unclear in patients without any renal or endocrine pathology. It is well known that overt ...
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Top of page Abstract. The absence of nocturnal fall in blood pressure (BP) is named as nondipper status, which has been shown to be an additional risk factor for the ...