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To evaluate whether suppressed aggression is linked to heightened cardiovascular and plasma catecholamine reactivity during mental stress in normotensive offspring of parents with essential hypertension.

January 1, 1988Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Suppressed Aggression and Hyperdynamic Cardiovascular Regulation in Normotensive Offspring of Essential Hypertensive Parents

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CPCharles PeriniUniversity Hospital of Basel FMFranco MüllerUniversity of Augsburg FBFritz R. Büler

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Comparative study reveals elevated cardiovascular reactivity in offspring of hypertensive parents with suppressed aggression, suggesting behavioral patterns accelerate hypertension development.

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To evaluate whether suppressed aggression is linked to heightened cardiovascular and plasma catecholamine reactivity during mental stress in normotensive offspring of parents with essential hypertension.
Assessed 48 normotensive individuals aged 18–24 matched for age and sex, divided into groups with (n=24) and without (n=24) a family history of essential hypertension.
Identified suppressed aggression using the projective Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration test.
Measured blood pressure, heart rate, and venous plasma catecholamines before, during, and after acute mental challenges (Stroop color-word conflict test and mental arithmetic), using repeated-measures ANCOVA to control for anxiety.
Offspring of hypertensive parents with suppressed aggression (n=10) demonstrated significantly higher heart rates and diastolic blood pressure responses than those without suppressed aggression (n=14).
Venous plasma norepinephrine levels tended to show greater increases in response to acute stress among offspring with suppressed aggression.

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Perini et al. (1988) studied this question.

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Comparative study reveals elevated cardiovascular reactivity in offspring of hypertensive parents with suppressed aggression, suggesting behavioral patterns accelerate hypertension development.

Suppressed Aggression and Hyperdynamic Cardiovascular Regulation in Normotensive Offspring of Essential Hypertensive Parents

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Suppressed Aggression and Hyperdynamic Cardiovascular Regulation in Normotensive Offspring of Essential Hypertensive Parents

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