Genetic influences on blood pressure with the cold-pressor test: a twin study

OBJECTIVESTo determine the genetic and environmental contributions to resting blood pressure, the level of blood pressure during the cold-pressor test and the increase in blood pressure with the cold-pressor test in an adult cohort of normotensive twins. DESIGN AND METHODSNinety-one monozygotic and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of hypertension 1996-10, Vol.14 (10), p.1195-1199
Hauptverfasser: Busjahn, Andreas, Faulhaber, Hans-Dieter, Viken, Richard J, Rose, Richard J, Luft, Friedrich C
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVESTo determine the genetic and environmental contributions to resting blood pressure, the level of blood pressure during the cold-pressor test and the increase in blood pressure with the cold-pressor test in an adult cohort of normotensive twins. DESIGN AND METHODSNinety-one monozygotic and 41 dizygotic normal twin pairs were recruited by advertisement. The mean age was 34 ±14 years (mean ± SD). Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and heart rate were measured continuously at the finger (using a Finapres device) and verified at the upper arm oscillometrically (using a Dinamap device) every minute. The cold-pressor test was conducted by immersing the nondominant hand into cold (
ISSN:0263-6352
1473-5598
DOI:10.1097/00004872-199610000-00007