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Early autonomic malfunction in normotensive individuals with a genetic predisposition to essential hypertension.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Oct 2003
Davrath L R, Goren Y, Pinhas I, Toledo E, Akselrod S
Abstract excerpt
One of the primary pathologies associated with hypertension is a complex autonomic dysfunction with evidence of sympathetic hyperactivity and/or vagal withdrawal. We investigated the possibility for early detection of essential hypertension on the basis of the analysis of heart rate (HR) and blood pressure fluctuations, which reflect autonomic control. Young adult normotensive offspring of one hypertensive parent...
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