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 | | TUESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- People whose blood pressure doesn't go down a bit at night may be at high risk of developing congestive heart failure, a potentially fatal condition, a Swedish study found. |
 | | Previous studies have shown that the absence of the nighttime dip in blood pressure that occurs in most people as they sleep is associated with medical problems, Ingelsson said. |
 | | Devices are available for 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, Bhatt said, adding, "I wore one of them myself for a couple of days." But they do involve "some degree of cost and some degree of inconvenience," he said. |
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