Hemddynamic Effects of Mental Stress During Exercise

Circulatory effects of mental stress during exercise in coronary artery disease patients

“…This increase in diastolic blood pressure implies even greater afterload and myocardial oxygen demand than that suggested by the PRP alone. These changes were similar to those observed in the previous study of healthy young women (Garber et al, 1983), except that the patients exhibited a DBP elevation.…”

“…Sustained mental or emotional stress will also increase hemodynamic parameters (Bassan et al, 1980;Brod et al, 1959;DeBusk et al, 1979;Jelinek et al, 1977;Lown et al, 1978;Schiffer et al, 1976). We have shown that the combined hemodynamic effects of these two stressors are additive in young healthy, women without additive effects on oxygen consumption (Garber et al, 1983). Many coronary artery disease (CAD) patients start activities that include both physical and emotional stress.…”