Mental stress and hypertension

Anna Kaczyńska; Zbigniew Gaciong

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Mental stress and hypertension

Anna Kaczyńska

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Zbigniew Gaciong

Przew Lek 2008; 6: 62-67

Online publish date: 2009/03/02

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There is an association between hypertension, modern civilization and exposure to stress factors. Both recurrent acute and chronic stress may play a role in development of hypertension in susceptible individuals. In the human population one group displays especially hyper-reactive sympathetic response to stress. This group is predisposed to development of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. To prevent exaggerated blood pressure response to mental stress, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions are undertaken.

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Anna Kaczyńska , Zbigniew Gaciong

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Anna Kaczyńska

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Zbigniew Gaciong