| Autor: |
Muraoka MY; University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu 96822, USA. milesm@hawaii.edu, Carlson JG, Chemtob CM |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of traumatic stress [J Trauma Stress] 1998 Jul; Vol. 11 (3), pp. 473-84. |
| DOI: |
10.1023/A:1024400628342 |
| Abstrakt: |
This study examined the cardiovascular correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Vietnam combat veterans using 24-hr ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate monitoring. Veterans with PTSD (n = 11) exhibited significantly higher heart rate and diastolic blood pressure across the 24 hr than veterans without PTSD (n = 7) (80.8 vs. 71.9 bpm, and 80.1 vs. 71.5 mm Hg, respectively). Heart rate during sleep was also significantly higher among veterans with PTSD, compared to veterans without PTSD (71.0 vs. 62.7 bpm). These results, based on a more naturalistic measurement methodology used outside the laboratory, support an association between PTSD and increased chronic cardiovascular arousal. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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