Autonomic responses to lateralized cold pressor and facial cooling tasks

Jared J. McGinley; Bruce H. Friedman

doi:10.1111/psyp.12332

Autonomic responses to lateralized cold pressor and facial cooling tasks

Psychophysiology ◽

10.1111/psyp.12332 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 416-424 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Jared J. McGinley ◽

Bruce H. Friedman

Keyword(s):

Cold Pressor ◽

Autonomic Responses ◽

Facial Cooling

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Acupuncture effects on autonomic responses to cold pressor and handgrip exercise in healthy humans

Clinical Autonomic Research ◽

10.1007/s10286-004-0171-5 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 113-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Holly R. Middlekauff ◽

Janki B. Shah ◽

Jun Liang Yu ◽

Kakit Hui

Keyword(s):

Cold Pressor ◽

Handgrip Exercise ◽

Autonomic Responses ◽

Healthy Humans ◽

Acupuncture Effects

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Cognitive Modulation of Psychophysical, Respiratory and Autonomic Responses to Cold Pressor Test

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0075023 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. e75023 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Enrica L. Santarcangelo ◽

Giulia Paoletti ◽

Iacopo Chiavacci ◽

Carlo Palombo ◽

Giancarlo Carli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cold Pressor Test ◽

Cold Pressor ◽

Autonomic Responses ◽

Pressor Test ◽

Cognitive Modulation

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Gender differences in cardiovascular responses to the cold hand pressor test and facial cooling

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology ◽

10.1139/y94-169 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 72 (10) ◽

pp. 1193-1199 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

R. D. Kilgour ◽

J. Carvalho

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Systemic Vascular Resistance ◽

Vascular Resistance ◽

Cold Pressor Test ◽

Cold Pressor ◽

Cardiovascular Responses ◽

Pressor Test ◽

Arterial Blood ◽

Facial Cooling

To test the hypothesis that changes in systemic vascular resistance (SVR) contribute to the differences in arterial blood pressure responses between men and women to local cold pressor tests, nine normotensive men (25.9 ± 5.9 years old) and women (24.4 ± 5.9 years old) performed the cold hand pressor test (CPT; 6 min in 5 °C water) in the supine position. A subgroup of men (n = 5) and women (n = 5) from the CPT were exposed to 6 min of facial cooling (FC) by circulating cold water (5 °C) through a perfusion mask. Using standard auscultatory techniques, pre-experimental systolic and diastolic blood pressures were found to be significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) in males than females. During the initial 2 min of CPT and FC, both males and females experienced similar relative increases in pressure. Thereafter, only the males maintained an elevated pressor response, whereas the females progressively declined. The gender-related trends in blood pressure can be explained by differences in SVR, with the males exhibiting significantly greater changes in SVR than females during min 4–6 in CPT. Heart rate increased (p ≤ 0.05) in both groups, with the greater rise occurring in females at each minute of CPT. Throughout FC, the changes in SVR were similar between groups, with the exception of the 6-min value being greater than baseline in men but not women. No differences in heart rate or cardiac output were observed between groups during FC. In general, the results indicate that men respond with greater and more prolonged peripheral adjustments (e.g., rise in SVR), whereas females are more like "cardiac" responders, with greater increases in heart rate and an attenuated blood pressure response to CPT.Key words: cold pressor test, facial cooling, gender, systemic vascular resistance, heart rate.

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