Population
143 normal (healthy) subjects
Comparison
Sympathoadrenomedullary stimulation tests vs Basal conditions and comparison between young…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May reflect age-related sympathetic activation in healthy adults; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
This study demonstrates an age-related up-regulation of peripheral sympathetic tone in healthy individuals, evidenced by higher basal and stimulated noradrenaline levels in the elderly.
Blandini et al. (1992) studied this question.
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