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Familial influences significantly affect baroreflex sensitivity, with offspring of hypertensives exhibiting greater damping of sensitivity during psychological stress, which may explain their increased blood pressure reactivity and risk for hypertension. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

November 1, 1990Psychosomatic Medicine

Carotid baroreflex sensitivity at rest and during psychological stress in offspring of hypertensives and non-twin sibling pairs.

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Why the study?

Does psychological stress affect baroreflex sensitivity differently in offspring of hypertensives compared to those without a parental history?

Population

84 young adult males

Comparison

Psychological stress with mechanical stimulation… vs Relaxation periods; subjects without parental…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

BDBlaine DittoMcGill University CFChristopher FranceOhio University

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Implication

May indicate greater stress vulnerability in offspring of hypertensives; supports prior observations but remains hypothesis-generating.

Structured PICO

Does psychological stress affect baroreflex sensitivity differently in offspring of hypertensives compared to those without a parental history?

Population

84 young adult males (38 in experiment 1 comprising 19 non-twin sibling pairs; 46 in experiment 2 comprising 21 with parental history of hypertension and 25 without)

Intervention

Psychological stress (mental arithmetic task) with mechanical stimulation of baroreceptor reflexes by negative external cervical pressure

Comparator

Relaxation periods (pre- and post-stress); subjects without parental history of hypertension

Outcome

Baroreflex sensitivitysurrogate

Familial influences and parental history of hypertension are associated with greater damping of baroreflex sensitivity during psychological stress, potentially explaining greater blood pressure reactivity and hypertension risk.

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Ditto et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a159ca2cb0379474a826137 https://doi.org/10.1097/00006842-199011000-00002

Topics

Hypertension management

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Carotid baroreflex sensitivity at rest and during psychological stress in offspring of hypertensives and non-twin sibling pairs.

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Carotid baroreflex sensitivity at rest and during psychological stress in offspring of hypertensives and non-twin sibling pairs.

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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