Key result
High heart rate reactivity and positive parental history of hypertension predicted greater hemodynamic responses to cognitive challenge, while Type A behavior showed no physiological difference.
Why the study?
Do heart rate reactivity, behavior pattern, and parental history of hypertension predict cardiovascular activity during cognitive challenge in healthy male undergraduates?
Observational (n=99)
Do heart rate reactivity, behavior pattern, and parental history of hypertension predict cardiovascular activity during cognitive challenge in healthy male undergraduates?
Individual differences in heart rate reactivity and parental history of hypertension predict distinct hemodynamic response patterns to behavioral challenges in healthy young men.
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Reactivity and parental hypertension history associate with exaggerated stress hemodynamics in young men; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Sausen et al. (1991) conducted an observational in Healthy (n=99). High heart rate reactivity, Type A behavior, and positive parental history of hypertension vs. Low heart rate reactivity, Type B behavior, and negative parental history was evaluated on Hemodynamic responses (heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, rate pressure product) during cognitive tasks. High heart rate reactivity and positive parental history of hypertension predicted greater hemodynamic responses to cognitive challenge, while Type A behavior showed no physiological difference.
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