Why the study?
Does propranolol or methyldopa improve blood pressure control and pressor response to mental stress in patients with idiopathic hypertension?
Does propranolol or methyldopa improve blood pressure control and pressor response to mental stress in patients with idiopathic hypertension?
Propranolol, unlike methyldopa, modifies the pressor response to mental stress in patients with essential hypertension, potentially offering more uniform blood pressure control.
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Propranolol may blunt stress-induced BP rises more than methyldopa; leaves open outcome differences in essential hypertension.
Dunn et al. (1978) studied this question.
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