A hyperadrenergic state in hypertension is associated with depressive symptoms and impaired stress-modulated vasomotor responses: evidence for chronic stress as a common aetiology for a hypertension/depression phenotype
A hyperadrenergic state in hypertension is associated with mood disturbance and impaired stress-modulated vasomotor responses. This association may be mediated by chronic stress impinging on pathways regulating central arousal and peripheral sympathetic nerve activity.
Authors
- Luca Faconti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1066-6899)
- Calum D. Moulton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0880-4495)
- Allan H. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2291-6952)
- Ryan McNally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2395-183X)
- Phil Chowienczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4507-038X)
- Bushra Farukh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1555-0682)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- British Heart Foundation (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.64
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11