DAILY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND ARTERIAL RIGIDITY DATA IN OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

We have compared the daily blood pressure monitoring data with arterial wall rigidity parameters in patients with osteoarthritis with and without arterial hypertension. In 32% of patients with osteoarthritis without arterial hypertension we have determined “non-dipper” type and in 16% of patients - “night-peaker”. In case of arterial hypertension 42,8% of patients with osteoarthritis have “night-peaker” type and 22,8% of patients have “non-dipper” type. We have found the correlation between augmentation indices and daily blood pressure parameters.