What your overnight blood pressure can reveal about your health

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New research highlights that individuals whose blood pressure does not dip overnight, known as 'non-dippers,' face higher risks of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and premature death. This finding stresses the importance of monitoring nocturnal blood pressure for cardiovascular health.

Most people's blood pressure falls by 10% to 20% while they sleep, giving the heart and blood vessels a chance to recover. But for some people, that nighttime dip never happens. Known as "non-dippers," these individuals face a higher risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and premature death.