Poorer systolic and diastolic blood pressure recovery from psychological challenge was associated with greater 3-year increases in clinic blood pressure.
Cohort (n=216)
Does cardiovascular recovery from psychological challenge predict 3-year change in blood pressure in initially normotensive adults?
Delayed cardiovascular recovery from psychological stress predicts longitudinal increases in blood pressure over 3 years in normotensive adults.
The authors examined whether cardiovascular reactivity to and recovery from psychological challenge predict 3-year change in blood pressure (BP) among 216 initially normotensive, community-dwelling adults. Clinic BP assessments were conducted at baseline and follow-up. BP and heart rate (HR) readings were obtained before, during, and after 5 psychological tasks at baseline. Following adjustment for traditional predictors of BP and lifestyle factors, poorer systolic BP recovery across the tasks was associated with greater 3-year increases in clinic systolic and diastolic BP. Both diastolic BP recovery and HR recovery were also related to 3-year change in clinic BP, though cardiovascular reactivity measures were not. These findings suggest that the duration of stress-related cardiovascular responses may be important for predicting longitudinal changes in BP.
Stewart et al. (Sun,) conducted a cohort in Normotension (n=216). Cardiovascular reactivity to and recovery from psychological challenge was evaluated on 3-year change in clinic blood pressure. Poorer systolic and diastolic blood pressure recovery from psychological challenge was associated with greater 3-year increases in clinic blood pressure.