Why the study?
Does mental arithmetic reduce baroreflex sensitivity and affect blood pressure variability in human subjects?
Does mental arithmetic reduce baroreflex sensitivity and affect blood pressure variability in human subjects?
Mental stress induced by arithmetic acutely depresses baroreflex control and increases blood pressure variability in humans, mimicking the defense alerting reaction.
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Acute mental stress may impair baroreflex sensitivity and raise BP variability; hypothesis-generating for its contribution to stress-related hypertension.
Sleight et al. (1978) studied this question.
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