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Genetic influences on blood pressure response to the cold pressor test: results from the Heredity and Phenotype Intervention Heart Study.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Apr 2008
Roy-Gagnon Marie-Hélène, Weir Matthew R, Sorkin John D, Ryan Kathleen A, Sack Paul A, Hines Scott, Bielak Lawrence F, Peyser Patricia A, Post Wendy, Mitchell Braxton D, Shuldiner Alan R, Douglas Julie A
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OBJECTIVES: Blood pressure (BP) response to the cold pressor test (CPT) has been found to predict the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in prospective studies. The determinants of BP response to the CPT, including the role of genetic factors, however, are largely unknown. Add...
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