Diurnal Blood Pressure Pattern and Risk of Congestive Heart Failure

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Abstract
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the most common, costly, disabling, and deadly diseases.1 It constitutes a huge burden on health services and accounts for 1% to 2% of the total health care costs in industrialized countries.2 Once diagnosed as having CHF, patients have a 1 in 3 chance of dying within 1 year and a 2 in 3 chance of dying within 5 years.1 The mortality associated with CHF exceeds that of most cancers, although recent reports suggest an improving prognosis.3

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