Why the study?
Does psychological stress elicit similar hemodynamic changes compared to physical stress in human subjects?
Population
10 subjects, including 2 classified as labile hypertensive
Comparison
Exposure to pre-performance anxiety and mild… vs Control (no stress condition)
Design
Other
Authors
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Psychological stress may elicit exercise-like hemodynamic responses disproportionate to metabolic demand; hypothesis-generating for stress-related cardiac risk.
Does psychological stress elicit similar hemodynamic changes compared to physical stress in human subjects?
Psychological stress evokes a cardiovascular response that is excessive for metabolic requirements, producing hemodynamic changes similar to mild physical exercise.
Gliner et al. (1979) studied this question.
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