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Adrenal medullary overactivity in lean, borderline hypertensive young men*1

Author(s) -

Henrik M. Reims

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.03.676

Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , endocrinology , blood pressure , epinephrine , sympathetic nervous system , population , body mass index , waist , environmental health

There may be a link among stress, adrenal medullary activation, and the development of hypertension. Obesity is characterized by sympathetic activation and predisposes to hypertension, but may be associated with low or normal adrenal medullary activity. We hypothesized that plasma epinephrine (E) levels and adrenal medullary responsiveness to mental stress are lower in overweight than in lean borderline hypertensive subjects.

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