Patients were studied as inpatients in the Clinical Research Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and were fed a low‐monoamine, caffeine‐free diet containing 150 mEq sodium and 70 mEq potassium per day. Medications affecting BP, blood volume, and the autonomic nervous system, including fludrocortisone, pressor drugs, or antihypertensive medications, were withheld for ≥5 half‐lives before studies. All other medications were held constant during admission. The screening consisted of a medical history, physical examination, ECG, routine safety laboratory assessments, and standardized autonomic function tests, including orthostatic stress test, respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and Valsalva maneuver.20 BP and heart rate (HR) were obtained using an automated oscillometric sphygmomanometer (Dinamap ProCare, GE Healthcare), finger photoplethysmography (Nexfin, BMEYE), and continuous ECG. During the orthostatic test, blood samples were obtained for norepinephrine while patients were supine and upright, as described previously.7 Plasma norepinephrine was measured by high‐performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.21 All patients were screened for nocturnal supine hypertension by assessing BP in duplicate at 2‐hour intervals from 8:00 pm to 8:00 am with an automated sphygmomanometer (Dinamap ProCare, GE Healthcare).
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Autonomic Function Assessment in Patients
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Standardized Blood Pressure Measurements
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The Italian cohort measured systolic and diastolic BP twice on the dominant arm in the sitting position with an aneroid sphygmomanometer (Tema Certus, Milan, Italy), by using appropriate sized cuffs after the patient had rested for at least 15 minutes. The mean values were calculated and rounded to the nearest 5 mmHg value.
The German adolescents had their BP measured twice aneroidly (Bosch und Sohn boso medicus control, Juningen, Germany) in a sitting position at least five minutes after arriving in the medical department, using large cuff sizes on the mid‐upper dominant arm. The mean values were calculated.
In Norway, BP was measured using a Dinamap ProCare digital oscillometric device (GE Healthcare, Buckinghamshire, UK). BP measurements were performed in the sitting position using appropriate sized cuffs (the mid‐upper arm circumference was measured) four times on the dominant arm, and the average of the three last measurements was calculated.
The German adolescents had their BP measured twice aneroidly (Bosch und Sohn boso medicus control, Juningen, Germany) in a sitting position at least five minutes after arriving in the medical department, using large cuff sizes on the mid‐upper dominant arm. The mean values were calculated.
In Norway, BP was measured using a Dinamap ProCare digital oscillometric device (GE Healthcare, Buckinghamshire, UK). BP measurements were performed in the sitting position using appropriate sized cuffs (the mid‐upper arm circumference was measured) four times on the dominant arm, and the average of the three last measurements was calculated.
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Autonomic Function Assessment Protocol
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Screening Protocol for Autonomic Dysfunction
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Autonomic Function Assessment in Participants
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Patients were admitted to the Vanderbilt Clinical Research Center and were fed a methylxanthine‐free diet containing 150‐mEq sodium and 70‐mEq potassium per day. Medications affecting the autonomic nervous system, BP, HR, and blood volume were discontinued for ≥5 half‐lives before admission. All other medications were held constant during admission. All participants had a medical history, physical examination, 12‐lead ECG, laboratory assessments, and standardized autonomic function tests including a 30‐minute orthostatic stress test.30 BP and HR were obtained intermittently using an automated oscillometric sphygmomanometer (Dinamap ProCare, GE Healthcare) and continuously with a finger photoplethysmographic volume‐clamp BP device (Finometer, FMS, or Nexfin, BMEYE). HR was measured by continuous ECG. During the 30‐minute orthostatic stress test, blood samples were obtained for norepinephrine and epinephrine while patients were supine and upright, as described previously.31 If the participant was unable to stand for 30 minutes, samples were obtained when the participant had to sit down. Plasma catecholamines were measured by high‐performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.32
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Autonomic Function Assessment in Patients
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Automated Blood Pressure Measurement
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Systolic and diastolic blood pressure is measured in sitting position on the left upper arm after at least 5 min rest using an automated oscillography (DINAMAP® ProCare [GE Medical Systems, Tampa, Florida, USA]). Based on the recommendations of the American Heart Association, the mean of two readings with a one-minute interval between them are recorded [45 (link)]. If the difference between the two readings is >5 mmHg, another two readings are taken [45 (link)].
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Blood Pressure Measurement Protocol
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A Dinamap® ProCare oscillometric device (GE Healthcare, Tampa, Florida, USA) was used to measure systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressure and simultaneous heart rate in triplicate. Established guidelines for BP measurement were followed with measurements in the right arm using an appropriate cuff size with the arm at heart level after 5 min of rest with the participant seated (16 (link)). Oscillometric readings above the 90th percentile for gender, age and height were repeated with an auscultatory technique (17 ).
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Overnight CPAP Therapy Effects on BP, HR, and Orthostatic Tolerance
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Anthropometric and Blood Pressure Measurements
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Height was measured using Heightronic Digital Stadiometer® to the nearest 0.1 cm. Weight (kg) and body fat percentage was measured using Tanita bioimpedance body composition analyzer (BC-418, 8-polar, TANITA Corp., Tokyo, Japan). Waist circumference (WC) was measured using a standardized anthropometric tape, measuring the circumference at the midpoint between the top of the iliac crest and the lower part of the lateral rib cage to the nearest 0.1 cm. Waist to height ratio (WHtR) was calculated as WC (in cm) divided by height (in cm). BMI was converted to SDS by means of the current Norwegian growth references [32 (link)].
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) were measured using a digital oscillimetric device, Dinamap ProCare (GE Healthcare). BP measurements were taken in the sitting position using appropriate sized cuffs (the mid-upper arm circumference was measured) four times on the dominant arm, and the average between the last three measurements was calculated.
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) were measured using a digital oscillimetric device, Dinamap ProCare (GE Healthcare). BP measurements were taken in the sitting position using appropriate sized cuffs (the mid-upper arm circumference was measured) four times on the dominant arm, and the average between the last three measurements was calculated.
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