Baroreflex sensitivity and cardiopulmonary blood volume in normotensive and hypertensive patients.
Population
95 men, including normotensive and hypertensive subjects with normal renal function and balanced sodium…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Suggests autonomic disruption in hypertension; hypothesis-generating without immediate clinical implications.
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Population
95 men, including normotensive and hypertensive subjects with normal renal function and balanced sodium intake and urinary output.
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Outcome
Baroreflex sensitivity and cardiopulmonary blood volumesurrogate
The study demonstrates that the sympathetic-parasympathetic balance present in normotensive individuals is disrupted in hypertensive patients, indicating autonomic nervous system abnormalities.
Cite This Study
Simon et al. (1977) studied this question.