Muscle and Skin Sympathetic Nerve Traffic During the “White-Coat” Effect

199999 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Guıdo Grassı · Ospedale Civile di Giaveno

Carlo Turri · Ospedale Civile di Giaveno

Raffaella Dell’Oro · Ospedale Civile di Giaveno

Giuseppe Mancia · Ospedale Civile di Giaveno

Abstract

Thus, the pressor and tachycardic responses to the alerting reaction that accompanies sphygmomanometric blood pressure measurement is characterized by a behavior of the adrenergic nervous system that causes muscle sympathoinhibition and skin sympathoexcitation.

Topics & Keywords

Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 100, Issue 3, pp. 222-225

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.100.3.222

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