Anxiety is associated with higher blood pressure rise induced by cuff inflation

Subjects To assess whether anxiety is associated with a higher rise of blood pressure induced by cuff inflation. Methods At first, intro-aortic blood pressure was continuously record before cuff inflation as baseline value in 234 patients underwent coronary angiography, then the cuff was inflated to 200 mmHg and the intro-aortic blood pressure was record again as cuff inflation blood pressure. According to anxiety score, the patients were divided into anxiety group, subanxiety group, and nonanxiety group. The difference between the baseline blood pressure and the cuff inflation blood pressure was calculated as cuff inflation-induced blood pressure elevation. When the difference ≥10 mmHg, cuff inflation-induced blood pressure elevation was diagnosed. Results The cuff inflation systolic blood pressure (134.9 ± 22.4 versus 131.6 ± 22.3  mmHg, P
Source: Blood Pressure Monitoring - Category: Cardiology Tags: Clinical Methods and Pathophysiology Source Type: research