February 15, 2005Journal of Hypertension
Impaired cardiovascular recovery following stress predicts 3-year increases in blood pressure
Why the study?
Does impaired cardiovascular recovery following acute psychological stress predict longitudinal increases in blood pressure in middle-aged adults without baseline cardiovascular disease?
Population
209 men and women aged 45-59 years at baseline, with no history of cardiovascular disease including…
Comparison
Impaired cardiovascular recovery following acute… vs Effective post-stress cardiovascular recovery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 years
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Discussion
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Implication
May flag middle-aged adults at risk for SBP rise; hypothesis-generating for stress-recovery targets before practice change.
Structured PICO
Does impaired cardiovascular recovery following acute psychological stress predict longitudinal increases in blood pressure in middle-aged adults without baseline cardiovascular disease?
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Population
209 men and women aged 45-59 years at baseline, with no history of cardiovascular disease including hypertension.
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Intervention
Impaired cardiovascular recovery following acute psychological stress (two moderately stressful behavioural tasks)
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Comparator
Effective post-stress cardiovascular recovery
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Outcome
Resting blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) measured at 3 yearssurrogate
Impaired cardiovascular recovery following acute psychological stress is an independent predictor of longitudinal increases in blood pressure over 3 years in healthy middle-aged adults.
Cite This Study
Steptoe et al. (2005) studied this question.