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1645634

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-8
pubmed:abstractText
Low-frequency peripheral nerve stimulation may induce widespread cutaneous and muscular vasodilatation in animals and humans due to sympatho-inhibition. This response has in humans been shown to be associated with a lowering of the systemic vascular resistance and arterial pressure. In the present study the effectiveness of low-frequency (2 Hz) transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TNS) has been examined in 46 patients, all 41-43 years of age, with a primary diagnosis of uncomplicated mild/moderate hypertension (90-115 mmHg diastolic pressure). The study was designed blind with matched controls in a TNS group and a placebo group. The blood pressure was measured objectively with an automatic monitor. In a short-term experiment TNS produced a significant lowering of systolic, mean arterial, and diastolic pressures amounting to 8 mmHg (P less than 0.01), 6 mmHg (P less than 0.01), and 4 mmHg (P less than 0.02), respectively. In a long-term study, after 2 weeks of daily stimulation, a similar depression was recorded with no stimulation on the day of examination. An eventual clinical use of the depressor effect of TNS demands further clinical research.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0144-5979
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
161-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Low-frequency transcutaneous nerve stimulation in mild/moderate hypertension.
pubmed:affiliation
Rogaland Central Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't