Why the study?
Does continuously slowing respiration alter cardiovascular variables differently in hypertensive patients compared to normotensive subjects?
Does continuously slowing respiration alter cardiovascular variables differently in hypertensive patients compared to normotensive subjects?
Hypertensive patients demonstrate impaired parasympathetic responsiveness and altered cardiorespiratory transfer during slowed respiration compared to normotensive individuals.
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May support respiratory modulation research in hypertension; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Novak et al. (1994) studied this question.
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