Key result
Individuals with a parental history of hypertension showed reduced responsivity to affective stimuli compared to offspring of normotensives, with no difference by cardiac cycle phase.
Why the study?
Does parental history of hypertension or cardiac cycle phase affect physiological and subjective responsivity to affective stimuli?
Observational
Does parental history of hypertension or cardiac cycle phase affect physiological and subjective responsivity to affective stimuli?
Individuals at risk for hypertension exhibit dampened affective responsivity, though this does not appear to be driven by cardiac cycle-dependent baroreflex activation in a laboratory setting.
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May link parental hypertension to dampened affective responsivity independent of cardiac cycle; hypothesis-generating for prospective studies.
Wilkinson et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Increased risk for hypertension. Parental history of hypertension vs. Offspring of normotensives was evaluated on Affective responsivity (measured via electromyographic activity, skin conductance, and ratings of arousal and valence). Individuals with a parental history of hypertension showed reduced responsivity to affective stimuli compared to offspring of normotensives, with no difference by cardiac cycle phase.
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