Autonomic Function Tests in Prehypertensive Young Adult Males of Uttarakhand Region
Moinuddin, A.; Gupta, R.; Saxena, Y.
Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 60(1): 45-51
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5499 PMID: 29953193 Document Number: 690712
Pre-hypertensives are at increased risk for rise in blood pressure and cardio vascular morbidities. Autonomic dysfunction is both a cause and effect of high blood pressure. Considering its serious prognosis the current study was undertaken with an aim to assess autonomic functions in pre-hypertensive young adult males. Male volunteers of 20-40 years were divided into normotensives (n=44) and clinically healthy pre-hypertensives