June 1, 1987Journal of Hypertension

Posture- and Emotion-Induced Severe Hypertensive Paroxysms with Baroreceptor Dysfunction

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Population

1 patient with severe but brief posture- or emotion-induced hypertensive paroxysms with flushing

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

30 years

Authors

OKOtto KuchelMedical Council of Canada JCJean R. CussonMedical Council of Canada PLPierre LarochelleSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Discussion

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Implication

Short-lived paroxysms may spare LVH; case reports leave open generalizability and mechanisms.

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Population

1 patient with severe but brief posture- or emotion-induced hypertensive paroxysms with flushing

Intervention

Sodium depletion

Outcome

Blood pressure reactivity and reflex bradycardiasurrogate

Short-lived severe hypertensive paroxysms may be well-tolerated cardiovascularly without causing left ventricular hypertrophy or other target organ damage.

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Kuchel et al. (1987) studied this question.

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Hypertension management

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Posture- and Emotion-Induced Severe Hypertensive Paroxysms with Baroreceptor Dysfunction

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Structured PICO

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Posture- and Emotion-Induced Severe Hypertensive Paroxysms with Baroreceptor Dysfunction

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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