Why the study?
Does gender influence baroreflex regulation of heart rate and sympathetic vasomotor tone in normal-weight healthy subjects?
Population
32 normal-weight healthy subjects (17 men and 15 women)
Comparison
Incremental phenylephrine and nitroprusside… vs Men versus women
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports comparable baroreflex function in healthy adults; hypothesis-generating for sex-specific hypertension mechanisms.
Does gender influence baroreflex regulation of heart rate and sympathetic vasomotor tone in normal-weight healthy subjects?
Baroreflex gains for heart rate and sympathetic MSNA regulation are similar between healthy men and women, although the MSNA baroreflex curve in women may be shifted to slightly lower blood pressures.
Tank et al. (2005) studied this question.
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