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Does isometric handgrip evaluate sympathetic dominance and what is the role of diet in young normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents?
Does isometric handgrip evaluate sympathetic dominance and what is the role of diet in young normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents?
Sympathetic dominance increases heart rate and blood pressure in young normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents.
May flag early sympathetic risk in familial hypertension; leaves open prospective trials before practice change.
Genetic factors likely play some role in causing a high blood pressure. About 30% of patients with primary hypertension have genetic predisposition. It is a well-documented fact that sympathetic dominance increases heart rate and blood pressure and the same has been observed in young normotensive off springs of hypertensive parents.
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Vishrutha et al. (2016) studied this question.
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