Cerebrovascular mental stress reactivity is impaired in hypertension

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Brachial artery reactivity in response to shear stress is altered in subjects with hypertension. Since endothelial dysfunction is generalized, we hypothesized that carotid artery (CA) reactivity would also be altered in hypertension....

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Main Authors: Naqvi Tasneem Z, Hyuhn Hanh K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/7/1/32