Evaluation of thermal biofeedback treatment of hypertension using 24-hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. |
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Authors: | A Musso E B Blanchard G C McCoy |
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Affiliation: | Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, SUNY-Albany 12203. |
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Abstract: | Ten male hypertensives, whose BPs were controlled on a combination of sympatholytic and diuretic medications, were given 16 sessions of thermal biofeedback prior to attempting withdrawal from the sympatholytic drug. Results were evaluated using 24-hr ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) as well as clinic and home BPs, both in multi-baseline-across-subject designs and as a single group. Results showed significant treatment effects on 24-hr ABPM data, both at the individual level (SBPs only) and in the aggregate analyses (SBP and DBP). BPs assessed in the clinic by random zero sphygmomanometer and patient-assessed home BPs were also reduced. |
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