Key result
Aging did not change overall blood pressure variability but decreased mid-frequency spectral power of blood pressure and pulse interval variability in healthy subjects.
Why the study?
Does aging affect beat-to-beat blood pressure and pulse interval variability in resting conditions?
Cross-Sectional (n=57)
Does aging affect beat-to-beat blood pressure and pulse interval variability in resting conditions?
Aging does not change overall blood pressure variability but causes a complex rearrangement of the variability pattern through changes in neurocardiovascular regulation.
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No immediate clinical implications for resting BP variability assessment; leaves open questions on age-related spectral power shifts in autonomic regulation.
Veerman et al. (1994) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy, normotensive (n=57). Aging vs. Younger age groups was evaluated on Blood pressure and pulse interval variability. Aging did not change overall blood pressure variability but decreased mid-frequency spectral power of blood pressure and pulse interval variability in healthy subjects.
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