title: [Labile arterial hypertension and sympathetic tonus. Hemodynamic study].
abstract: Cardiac output, cardiopulmonary (CPBV) and total (TBV) blood volumes, vascular reactivity to norepinephrine and dopamine B hydroxylase (DBH) were determined in 41 borderline hypertensives patients in comparison with 28 normal subjects. Cardiac output (P less than 0.001) and CPBV/TBV ratio (P less than 0.01) were significantly increased. The ratio was directly correlated to the pressor-response to norepinephrine (P less than 0.01) and the DBH level (P less than 0.005). The results suggest that sympathetic overactivity plays a dominant role in the cardiac output elevation of borderline hypertensive patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001810:Blood Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D002306:Cardiac Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase / Q000494:pharmacology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase; D009638:Norepinephrine
vernacular_title: Hypertension artérielle labile et tonus sympathique. Etude hémodynamique