Stress and High Blood Pressure WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Stress and High Blood Pressure
While blood pressure temporarily increases in response to stressors, it also is restored to a normal level once the stressor is removed.1 Researchers are currently unsure if repeated spikes in blood pressure over time have a direct impact on future chronic high blood pressure.1 It is known, however, that repeated spikes of blood pressure related to stress can play a role in the future development of coronary heart disease.1
Fast Facts:
- Unhealthy stress coping mechanisms may contribute to hypertension.2
- Not getting enough sleep can contribute to stress and high blood pressure.3
- Although stress management techniques may not prevent high blood pressure, it can provide other health benefits.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mayo Clinic: Stress and High Blood Pressure: What's the Connection?
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Hypertension: Easing Stress
- ↑ HighBloodPressureConnection: Anger, Stress and High Blood Pressure
- ↑ eMedTV: Stress and High Blood Pressure
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: High Blood Pressure and Stress, Stress and Hypertension, Hypertension and Stress, High Blood Pressure and Stressed Out, Stressed Out and High Blood Pressure
- Last update: Apr. 22, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
