Trait anxiety mimics age-related cardiovascular autonomic modulation in young adults

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 274-280

  Sanchez Gonzalez, M A ^a,b   Guzik, P ^c   May, R W ^b   Koutnik, A P ^a   Hughes, R ^b   Muniz, S ^b   Kabbaj, M ^a   Fincham, F D ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADAPTATION; AGE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; HEART RATE; INNERVATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924715116     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2014.72     Document Type: Article

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