Family history of hypertension: a psychophysiological analysis

Lawler, Kathleen A.; Kline, Keith A.; Seabrook, Elizabeth; Krishnamoorthy, Jenelle S.; Anderson, Sharon; Wilcox, Zachary C.; Craig, Francis W.; Adlin, Richard; Thomas, Sandra

doi:10.1016/s0167-8760(97)00097-4

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“…Most previous studies with a focus on rumination involved samples composed only of women (e.g., Anderson and Lawler, 1995;Neumann et al, 2004;Suarez et al, 1993) or only of men (Suarez and Williams, 1989). Among those studies with a mixed sample, our data are in agreement with some prior findings (Engebretson et al, 1999;Lawler et al, 1998;Nolen-Hoeksema et al, 1999;Thayer et al, 1994) but conflict with the results of other studies. For example, Glynn et al (2002) and Suarez et al (2004) found no gender differences in the cardiovascular reactivity evoked by the anger recall interview.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 75%

“…Lawler et al (1998) reported gender-related differences in hemodynamic reactivity to the anger recall interview, with men responding with larger increases in cardiac output and women showing larger increases in total peripheral resistance. Furthermore, Hogan and Linden (2004) showed that higher ambulatory BP is associated with higher avoidance in women and lower assertion in men, thus demonstrating gender differences in the cardiovascular consequences of different anger response styles.…”

Section: Gender Differences In Autonomic Responses During Ruminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The autonomic phenotype of rumination

Ottaviani

Shapiro

Davydov

et al. 2009

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 75%

Section: Gender Differences In Autonomic Responses During Ruminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The autonomic phenotype of rumination

Ottaviani

Shapiro

Davydov

et al. 2009

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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“…However, other studies (1,27,33,38,39,43), including the data presented in the current study, report similar BP reactivity to mental stress in subjects with and without FHH. There are several potential explanations for the divergent cardiovascular reactivity literature in subjects with FHH.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 63%

“…Consistent with the findings of Lopes et al (30) and Grewen et al (20), FHH participants in our study had higher BMI and a greater resting BP. Other studies report higher resting BP (17,23,27,32,40,42), but similar BMI, in subjects with FHH than those without FHH. These differences across studies are likely due to a number of methodological details and higher degree of interindividual variability.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

Sympathetic neural reactivity to mental stress in offspring of hypertensive parents: 20 years revisited

Fonkoue

Wang

Carter

2016

American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

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Fonkoue IT, Wang M, Carter JR. Sympathetic neural reactivity to mental stress in offspring of hypertensive parents: 20 years revisited. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 311: H426 -H432, 2016. First published July 1, 2016; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00378.2016.-A number of recent studies have highlighted large interindividual variability of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) responsiveness to mental stress in humans. The purpose of this study was to examine blood pressure (BP) and MSNA responsiveness to mental stress in a large and generalizable cohort of young adults with and without family history of hypertension (FHH). We hypothesized that subjects with FHH would demonstrate greater sympathoexcitation to mental stress than subjects without FHH. A total of 87 subjects (55 men and 32 women, 18 -40 yr of age) from recently published (n ϭ 45) and ongoing (n ϭ 42) studies were examined; 57 subjects (19 with FHH and 38 without FHH) had complete MSNA recordings at baseline. Heart rate (HR), BP, and MSNA were recorded during 5 min of supine rest and 5 min of mental stress (mental arithmetic). Resting MSNA and HR were not statistically different between subjects with and without FHH (P Ͼ 0.05), whereas resting mean arterial pressure was higher in subjects with FHH (86 Ϯ 2 vs. 80 Ϯ 1 mmHg, P Ͻ 0.05). Mental stress increased MSNA in subjects with FHH (⌬5 Ϯ 1 bursts/min), but not in subjects without FHH [⌬1 Ϯ 1 burst/min, P Ͻ 0.01 (time ϫ group)]. Mental stress increased mean arterial pressure (⌬12 Ϯ 1 and ⌬10 Ϯ 1 mmHg, P Ͻ 0.001) and HR (⌬19 Ϯ 2 and ⌬16 Ϯ 2 beats/min, P Ͻ 0.001) in subjects with and without FHH, but these increases were not different between groups [P Ն 0.05 (time ϫ group)]. MSNA and BP reactivity to mental stress were not correlated in either group. In conclusion, FHH was associated with heightened MSNA reactivity to mental stress, despite a dissociation between MSNA and BP responsiveness.family history of hypertension; muscle sympathetic nerve activity; blood pressure; cardiovascular reactivity hypothesis NEW AND NOTEWORTHY Subjects with a family history of hypertension (FHH) demon

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“…The relationship between trait anger and blood pressure may be affected by gender (Durel et al, 1989;Ewart and Kolodner, 1994;Shapiro et al, 1995), hereditary factors (Lawler et al, 1998;Shapiro et al, 1995;Vogele and Steptoe, 1992), and ethnic background (Durel et al, 1989;Ewart and Kolodner, 1994;Shapiro et al, 1995). To control for these factors, only healthy Caucasian males were included into the study sample and family history of hypertension was assessed during the medical screening.…”

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confidence: 99%