Why the study?
Can normotensive subjects consciously control their heart rate and blood pressure, and how do these parameters interact?
Population
32 normotensive volunteers
Design
Other
Authors
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Conscious HR/BP increases may be feasible in normotensives; leaves open clinical translation and therapeutic utility.
Can normotensive subjects consciously control their heart rate and blood pressure, and how do these parameters interact?
Normotensive subjects can consciously increase but not decrease their heart rate and blood pressure, with voluntary BP increases also driving HR increases.
Lowdon et al. (2011) studied this question.
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