Why the study?
Is exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity to behavioral challenges associated with carotid atherosclerosis in untreated hypertensive men?
Population
251 untreated hypertensive men, age range 40 to 70 years (197 white, 54 black)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Highlights potential role of diastolic reactivity in early carotid changes in hypertension; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.
Is exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity to behavioral challenges associated with carotid atherosclerosis in untreated hypertensive men?
In untreated hypertensive men, exaggerated diastolic blood pressure reactivity to behavioral challenges is associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness, suggesting a link between stress reactivity and subclinical atherosclerosis.
Gianaros et al. (2002) studied this question.
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