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Is impaired baroreflex sensitivity or carotid stiffness associated with exaggerated exercise blood pressure in a community-based cohort?
Is impaired baroreflex sensitivity or carotid stiffness associated with exaggerated exercise blood pressure in a community-based cohort?
Impaired baroreflex sensitivity is independently associated with exaggerated exercise blood pressure, suggesting a neural pathway for abnormal exercise BP.
May inform risk stratification in controlled hypertension; leaves open causal pathways and intervention targets.
Impaired BRS, but not carotid stiffness, is independently associated with exaggerated exercise BP even among those with well controlled resting BP. This indicates a potential pathway from depressed neural baroreflex function to abnormal exercise BP and clinical outcomes.
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