Differences in sympathetic activity in normotensive, prehypertensive and hypertensive individuals
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Hypertension is a major health hazard which at a later stage might lead onto various cardiovascular complications Prehypertension is a precursor of StageI hypertension Thus the present study was done to assess the sympathetic activity in normotensive prehypertensive and hypertensive individualsAims and Objectives To compare the differences in sympathetic activity in normotensive prehypertensive and hypertensive individualsMaterials and Methods The study was conducted on 30 normotensive 30 prehypertensive and 30 hypertensive subjects Autonomic function tests were recorded using the instrument PhysiopacPP4 Medicaid system Chandigarh The following sympathetic function tests were performed 1 Blood pressure response to standing 2 Cold pressor test 3 Isometric handgrip testResults Our findings on hypertensives showed that there is sympathetic dysfunction and on prehypertensives showed that there is sympathetic overactivityConclusion Autonomic function tests can be used as a routine screening test to predict the future risk of hypertension at an earlier stage and also for a better prognosis during treatmentKeywords Hypertensive Prehypertensive Autonomic function tests Sympathetic dysfunction Sympathetic overactivity
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Arun Kumar. B, Nirmala N
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