The Acute Effect of Dark Chocolate on Blood Pressure and Renal Hemodynamics as Assessed With Doppler Ultrasound in Healthy Volunteers
The ingestion of DC led to an acute reduction in RRI, suggesting intra-renal vasodilation, whereas WC had no effect. BP only increased in nonregular DC eaters, suggesting that regular DC eaters accustomed to the BP-modifying effects of DC. HG exercise led to a tardus parvus-like pattern of Doppler curves. This effect was attenuated by DC in older participants, suggesting that DC counterbalances the sympathetically induced intra-renal vasoconstriction in these volunteers.
Authors
- Kenji Theiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0289-2772)
- Menno T Pruijm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1027-1851)
- Tanguy Corre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6150-1827)
- Mariëlle Hendriks‐Balk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9454-9605)
- Wendy Brito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1391-7390)
- Grégoire Wuerzner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6424-7630)
- Louise Gargiulo
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Renal Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jrn.2025.02.003
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01