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A Biobehavioral Model of Hypertension Development

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Individual Differences in Cardiovascular Response to Stress

Part of the book series: Perspectives on Individual Differences ((PIDF))

Abstract

In order to address the role played by exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity in the development of hypertension, we first present a model of the disorder, next describe evidence for the major components of the model, derived primarily from animal models of hypertension, and then relate these animal studies to those conducted with humans. Finally, we will attempt to integrate this evidence with possible models of the reactivity-hypertension relationship.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73190, USA

    William R. Lovallo

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73190, USA

    Michael F. Wilson

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Lovallo, W.R., Wilson, M.F. (1992). A Biobehavioral Model of Hypertension Development. In: Turner, J.R., Sherwood, A., Light, K.C. (eds) Individual Differences in Cardiovascular Response to Stress. Perspectives on Individual Differences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0697-7_14

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