Sympathetic overactivity and decreased baroreflex sensitivity in adolescents with elevated blood pressure

Authors

HONZÍKOVÁ Nataša HRSTKOVÁ Hana ZÁVODNÁ Eva NOVÁKOVÁ Zuzana PADĚROVÁ Jana FIŠER Bohumil

Year of publication 2005
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium CNVD: Computer-aided Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostics
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Physiology
Keywords baroreflex sensitivity; with white coat hypertension ; adolescents
Description Elevated blood pressure in adolescents was associated with their overweight and decreased baroreflex sensitivity. It is a question whether a blood pressure hyper reactivity and a decreased parasympathetic activity might be the first grade of developing hypertension in obese.
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