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Interactive effects of anger expression and ET-1 Lys198Asn polymorphism on vasoconstriction reactivity to behavioral stress.
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine - 1 Aug 2005
Rabineau Kristen M, Treiber Frank A, Poole Joseph, Ludwig David
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BACKGROUND: Ineffective anger expression has been associated with essential hypertension (EH) and with blood pressure (BP) reactivity to stress. The ET-1/Lys198Asn polymorphism has been associated with increased resting BP and exaggerated vasoconstrictive mediated BP reactivity. African Americans (AAs) are at particular risk for development of EH, report greater anger difficulties, and exhibit greater...
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