Cardiovascular reactivity to mental and physical stress in offspring of hypertensive parents

Following which there is increased inflammation and more oxidative stress which eventually results in reduced artery flow dilation. [...]physical inactivity enhances the above mechanism which ultimately poses an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. [4-6] Thus, exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity to stress resulting in increase in blood pressure (BP) due to impaired autonomic control of heart rate and cardiac function needs to be studied for early detection of hypertension in offspring of hypertensive parents. Methods Prerequisites before doing stress tests * The subjects should have abstained from tea, coffee, and ice cream at least 12 h before testing * Subjects should have been relaxed and comfortable * Resting BP and heart rate (baseline) were measured at ambient temperature using mercury sphygmomanometer * Each subject was exposed to two different stress tests on 2 successive days * Cardiovascular parameters: 1. RESULTS There were no significant differences in age, body mass index between normotensive young adults with and without family history of hypertension (FHoH).