American journal of hypertension
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Seasonal Variation of Home Blood Pressure and Its Association With Target Organ Damage: The J-HOP Study (Japan Morning Surge-Home Blood Pressure).
Although seasonal variation of home blood pressure (BP) has been reported to be higher in winter, seasonal difference in home BP (HBP) and its association with target organ damage (TOD) remains unclear. ⋯ In this study, we revealed that the prevalence of masked hypertension was higher in other seasons than in summer and found a notable association between morning home diastolic BP and TOD in winter.