COMPARISON OF COLD PRESSOR TEST IN CHILDREN OF HYPERTENSIVE AND NON HYPERTENSIVE PARENTS
Keywords:
Cold pressor test, Systolic Hyper reactors, Diastolic hyper reactors.Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Early diagnosis of hypertension risk may enable a person to live a healthier lifestyle. Subjects with predisposing characteristics for hypertension had greater and longer-lasting blood pressure responses to stress. The Present study was conducted to examine the blood pressure response to cold pressor test in the medical students of hypertensive parents and compare it with the controls of normotensive parents
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