Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate monitoring in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder

被引:43
作者
Muraoka, MY
Carlson, JG
Chemtob, CM
机构
[1] Univ Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
[2] Dept Vet Affairs, Honolulu, HI USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
PTSD; veterans; ambulatory monitoring; blood pressure; heart rate;
D O I
10.1023/A:1024400628342
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
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 = 21) 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.
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页码:473 / 484
页数:12
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