Baroreflex sensitivity and heredity in essential hypertension.

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BACKGROUND: Abnormalities in baroreflex control of heart rate may be important in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension. METHODS AND RESULTS: To investigate the influence of heredity on baroreflex function, we measured baroreflex sensitivity in 40 untreated patients with essential hypertension grouped by the presence (FH+) or absence (FH-) of a family history of hypertension and in 24 normotensive...

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