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[Renal function during stress in hypertensive patients].

J P Fauvel1, S Daoud, A Hadj-Aissa

  • 1Département de néphrologie et d'hypertension artérielle, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon.

Archives Des Maladies Du Coeur Et Des Vaisseaux
|August 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Psychological stress significantly increases kidney filtration and sodium reabsorption in healthy individuals but not in those with hypertension. This suggests stress-induced sodium retention may contribute to developing essential hypertension.

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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Psychosomatic Medicine

Context:

  • Essential hypertension is a complex condition with multifactorial origins.
  • The kidney's role in sodium balance is critical for blood pressure regulation.
  • Psychological stress is increasingly recognized as a contributing factor to cardiovascular disease.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the renal hemodynamic and tubular responses to acute psychological stress in normotensive and hypertensive individuals.
  • To compare the effects of a standardized stress test (Stroop test) on renal function in different blood pressure groups.

Summary:

  • Renal plasma flow (RPF), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), filtration fraction, and proximal tubule sodium handling (assessed via lithium clearance) were measured at rest and during a Stroop test in 12 normotensive and 10 hypertensive subjects.

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  • In normotensive subjects, stress significantly increased filtration fraction and proximal sodium reabsorption.
  • Hypertensive subjects exhibited higher basal renal vasoconstriction and showed no significant increase in these parameters during stress, indicating a blunted renal response.

    • Impact:

    • The findings suggest that the hypertensive kidney's inability to modulate renal function during stress may be linked to its pathophysiology.
    • Increased sodium reabsorption during stress in normotensives could be a long-term factor in the development and persistence of essential hypertension.
    • This research highlights the potential role of stress management in hypertension prevention and treatment.