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ArticleSleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society2026

Is sleep a mechanistic factor in the blood pressure lowering effects of low-dose aspirin taken at bedtime? A pilot study.

Michael Vazquez, Huan Yang, Michael Goldstein, Monika Haack, Janet M Mullington

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Article in Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Michael VazquezDepartment of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6818-8124
Huan YangDepartment of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1863-1524
Michael GoldsteinDepartment of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1460-8012
Monika HaackDepartment of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6214-4294
Janet M MullingtonDepartment of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9156-9424

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Harvard Clinical and Translational Science CenterUL1TR001102 · NCATS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2013 to 2017
$106.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: This was a pilot study designed to test the hypothesis that bedtime administration of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) lowers BP through sleep improvements that impact the inflammatory, and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). We predicted that ASA would enhance sleep consolidation and lower sympathetic activation, protecting against the physiological stress of fragmented sleep. Methods: Seven participants (5F, 2M, mean age 25.71 ± 4.03 years, body mass index (BMI) 22.40 ± 1.91 kg/m Results: ASA did not decrease BP following the 2-week at-home ASA administration, nor during ESD. Evening renin was significantly reduced ( Conclusions: This pilot study is the first investigation exploring effects of ASA on renal & hemodynamic parameters at night, implicating sleep as an important mechanistic factor.

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autonomic nervous systemEEG analysisheart ratehemodynamic responsessleep deprivationsleep hygienesleep/wake physiology

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PMCPMC13366541

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