Cardiovascular function and psychological distress in urbanised black South Africans: the SA BPA study

201020 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

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Abstract

Psychological distress was associated with higher blood pressure in hypertensive African men but also with the development of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive African men and women.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Health and Mental Health Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Stress Responses and Cortisol

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa

Volume 21, Issue 4, pp. 183-185

DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2010-022

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