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Does the concomitant presence of obesity and hypertension synergistically increase sympathetic activity and impair baroreflex cardiovascular control compared to either condition alone?
Observational (n=59)
Does the concomitant presence of obesity and hypertension synergistically increase sympathetic activity and impair baroreflex cardiovascular control compared to either condition alone?
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The combination of obesity and hypertension triggers a greater sympathetic activation and impairment in baroreflex cardiovascular control than either condition alone.
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Grassı et al. (2000) conducted an observational in Obesity and hypertension (n=59). Concomitant obesity and hypertension vs. Lean normotensive subjects was evaluated on Postganglionic muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) at rest (bursts per 100 heart beats) (p=<0.01).
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