Effects of an auditory startle stimulus on blood pressure and heart rate in humans

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 12 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 1893-1897

  Holand, Stéphane ^a   Girard, Arlette ^a   Laude, Dominique ^a   Meyer Bisch, Christian ^a   Elghozi, Jean Luc ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b Faculté de Médecine Necker   (France)

Author keywords

Alerting response; Autonomic nervous system; Finger blood pressure; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0033506040     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199917121-00018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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