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Even Mild
Stress Can Raise Blood Pressure
(NY, Reuters Health, 5/4/02)
A report in the January issue of "Hypertension: Journal of
the American Heart Association" describes how Dr. Pagani of
the University of Milan, Italy and his colleagues evaluated
the stress levels of 30 medical students, first before a test
and 3 months later when they were on a break from school. A
comparison of the readings of autonomic functions, like heart
rhythm and blood pressure, taken under the 2 situations
confirmed a relationship between psychological stress and
increased risk of hypertension. |
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