Open AccessRenal Function and Cardiovascular Response to Mental Stress
Author(s) -
Stephen L. Seliger,
Leslie I. Katzel,
Jeffrey C. Fink,
Jiang He,
Shari R. Waldstein
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000111386
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , blood pressure , kidney disease , confounding , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , heart rate , risk factor , hemodynamics , pulse pressure , endocrinology
Cardiovascular reactivity (CVR), defined as an exaggerated hemodynamic response to mental stress, is a putative vascular risk factor and may reflect sympathetic hyperactivity. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is also associated with sympathetic hyperactivity and vascular risk, but its relationship with CVR is unknown.
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