Clinical Trial: Ketone Ester Supplementation and Nocturnal Blood Pressure
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Cardiovascular Diseases in Old Age
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: The Effects of Ketone Ester Supplementation on Nocturnal Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Brief Summary:
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death globally and high blood pressure (i.e., hypertension) is the leading modifiable risk factor for CVD and all-cause mortality.Advancing age is the primary risk factor for hypertension and CVD.Moreover, compared to younger adults, older adults exhibit reduced nocturnal dipping of blood pressure resulting in elevated nighttime blood pressure values, which are a better predictor of cardiovascular outcomes than daytime blood pressure.Intriguingly, recently…
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