Anxiety increases the blood pressure response during exercise

• Main Authors: Diana de Medeiros Andrade (Author), Josária Ferraz Amaral (Author), Patrícia Fernandes Trevizan (Author), Edgar Toschi-Dias (Author), Lilian Pinto da Silva (Author), Mateus Camaroti Laterza (Author), Daniel Godoy Martinez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aim: The hypothesis that higher levels of anxiety promote greater blood pressure (BP) responses during physical exercise is tested. The hypothesis that metaborreflex response is increased in an anxious individual is tested as well. Methods: There were 43 volunteers divided by anxiety level:...