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August 1, 1995Journal of HypertensionOpen Access

Cardiovascular response to mental stress in offspring of hypertensive parents: the Dutch Hypertension and Offspring Study

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Why the study?

Does mental stress evoke different cardiovascular reactivity in offspring of hypertensive parents compared to offspring of normotensive parents?

Population

Adolescents and young adults with two hypertensive or two normotensive parents

Comparison

Mental stress tasks vs Offspring of normotensive parents

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

DVDianne C de VisserIHIngrid M.S. van HooftLDLorenz J.P. van Doornen

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Overview

Supports inherited stress reactivity differences in at-risk offspring; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Key Points

  • The aim is to compare cardiovascular responses to mental stress in offspring of hypertensive versus normotensive parents.
  • Cardiovascular reactivity was examined using memory search and reaction-time tasks.
  • Blood pressure and heart rate were recorded at rest and during stress.
  • Cardiac output, total peripheral resistance, and indices of autonomic influences were measured.
  • Offspring of hypertensive parents showed significantly higher systolic blood pressure reactivity during the memory search task.
  • No differences in heart rate or blood pressure response were observed during the reaction-time task among both groups.
  • No significant differences in sympathetic or vagal activity were found between the groups during either stress task.

Structured PICO

Does mental stress evoke different cardiovascular reactivity in offspring of hypertensive parents compared to offspring of normotensive parents?

P
Population
Adolescents and young adults with two hypertensive or two normotensive parents
I
Intervention
Mental stress tasks (memory search task and reaction-time task)
C
Comparator
Offspring of normotensive parents
O
Outcome
Cardiovascular reactivity (blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output, total peripheral resistance, vagal/sympathetic indices) during mental stresssurrogate

Blood pressure responses to mental stress in prehypertensive subjects are characterized by enhanced vasoconstriction rather than increased cardiac output.

Cite This Study

Visser et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20a08ec23ee018386d8981https://doi.org/10.1097/00004872-199508000-00011
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