Cardiovascular control during sleep: "Sleep-dependent changes in the coupling between heart period and blood pressure in human subjects," by Silvani et al.

it has become increasingly apparent that there is a bidirectional relationship between sleep and cardiovascular health ([5][1]). For example, hypertension in humans is often associated with a diminution or loss of the normal sleep-related fall in BP, a phenomenon referred to as a nondipping profile

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