Journal: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Article Title: Mental Stress and Its Effects on Vascular Health
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.02.004
Figure Lengend Snippet: Outline of the various mechanisms by which stress pathologically affects vascular health (in boxes), and biomarkers available to measure these effects. CBF, coronary blood flow; CRP, C-reactive protein; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FMD, flow-mediated dilatation; H-P-A axis, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis; HR, heart rate; IL, interleukin; LV, left ventricular; MS, mental stress; MSIMI, mental stress induced myocardial ischemia; NF-κβ; nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells; PP, pulse pressure; RH-PAT, reactive hyperemia – peripheral arterial tonometry; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.
Article Snippet: , 2011 , 25 (6) , Healthy subjects , Three different MS tasks of 6-min duration in random order (number-letter recall challenge of increasing length and complexity; number subtraction; Stroop word-color conflict) , RH-PAT at baseline (baseline PEF) compared with RH-PAT following MS (post-MS PEF) , Arterial blood pressure signal amplitude using cuff attached to a pressure transducer (BIOPAC MP150 systems technology — a standard polygraph device used to detect deception during polygraph examinations in military or law enforcement applications) , No significant difference in RH-PAT and BIOPAC arterial blood pressure signal amplitude at rest or following MS (1.55±0.36 and 1.48±0.19; P =.38 and 1.44±0.29 and 1.47±0.21; P) =.61, respectively) , Lower stress PAT ratio vs BIOPAC stress ratio during each of the 3 MS tasks.
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