title: Blood pressure and heart rate relationship in normotensive and hypertensive subjects.
abstract: A twenty-four-hour blood pressure (BP) monitoring was performed in 20 normotensive and 20 hypertensive subjects, matched by sex and age. Blood pressure and heart rate (HR) variability were evaluated both as absolute and percent standard deviation. In agreement with the literature no significant difference in HR and BP variability was observed between the two groups. The linear regression between HR and BP values was evaluated in both groups. The authors observed a significant difference in the relationship between these two cardiovascular variables between the two groups. In the hypertensive group the cardiovascular control of HR and BP showed a different relationship than in normotensive subjects, suggesting a different neurovegetative modulation.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Medicina Interna, Ospedale S. Maria Nuova, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Vannucchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cipriani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montigiani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lagi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis